This volume presents the findings of a research study carried out within the framework of the 2020 PRIN project, «The pandemic and the constitutional law studies on health rights and healthcare organization», conducted by the research unit of the University of Genoa (DISPI – Depart- ment of Political and International Sciences), which primarily focuses on health protection from comparative and European public law perspectives. The objective of this research was to assess the extent to which the pandemic revealed the strengths and weaknesses of National Healthcare Systems (NHS) within the European Union (EU), and to identify the ne- cessity for targeted post-pandemic interventions. These are intended to enhance preparedness for future health crisis and, more broadly, to reor- ganize related services to ensure more effective protection of the right to health, both during regular periods and in times of health emergencies. The purpose of this research was not to offer a detailed account of each individual experience of the EU member States during the pandemic, as such information is already comprehensively provided by numerous re- ports published by European and international bodies. Adopting a more focused perspective, this study aimed instead to identify common patterns through the analysis of various European coun- tries that implement different models of NHSs. In particular, the study sought to examine the relationship between the situation characterizing each NHS prior to the pandemic and the interventions implemented during the pandemic and in the post-health emergency period. Overall, the experi- ences of eight Countries were considered, which adopted the Beveridge model (Italy, United Kingdom), the Bismarck model (France, Germany, Slovenia, Poland) and other models such as the market-regulated private insurance model (the Netherlands) and the two-tier public-private model (Ireland).
EU Recovery Plan and National Healthcare Systems - Reform Perspectives from Italy to some European States After the COVID-19 Pandemic
A. PITINO
2025-01-01
Abstract
This volume presents the findings of a research study carried out within the framework of the 2020 PRIN project, «The pandemic and the constitutional law studies on health rights and healthcare organization», conducted by the research unit of the University of Genoa (DISPI – Depart- ment of Political and International Sciences), which primarily focuses on health protection from comparative and European public law perspectives. The objective of this research was to assess the extent to which the pandemic revealed the strengths and weaknesses of National Healthcare Systems (NHS) within the European Union (EU), and to identify the ne- cessity for targeted post-pandemic interventions. These are intended to enhance preparedness for future health crisis and, more broadly, to reor- ganize related services to ensure more effective protection of the right to health, both during regular periods and in times of health emergencies. The purpose of this research was not to offer a detailed account of each individual experience of the EU member States during the pandemic, as such information is already comprehensively provided by numerous re- ports published by European and international bodies. Adopting a more focused perspective, this study aimed instead to identify common patterns through the analysis of various European coun- tries that implement different models of NHSs. In particular, the study sought to examine the relationship between the situation characterizing each NHS prior to the pandemic and the interventions implemented during the pandemic and in the post-health emergency period. Overall, the experi- ences of eight Countries were considered, which adopted the Beveridge model (Italy, United Kingdom), the Bismarck model (France, Germany, Slovenia, Poland) and other models such as the market-regulated private insurance model (the Netherlands) and the two-tier public-private model (Ireland).
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