EU Competition and Internal Market Law in the Healthcare Sector

• The only comprehensive treatment of the impact of EU competition rules and internal market law on healthcare systems in Europe
• Provides extensive analysis of EU case law, focusing on rulings by the EU courts
• Covers EU law developments on patients' rights and Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI)

This work gives an overview of the impact of EU competition rules and internal market law on healthcare systems in Europe. Alongside a thorough discussion of healthcare provision and the medical professions, the book covers health insurance, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.

There is an examination of the impact of the four freedoms, the cartel and abuse of dominance prohibitions and merger control, as well as the rules on state aid and public procurement. The book also considers horizontal measures as they affect healthcare. 

Written by experts, this is an ideal tool for those requiring an in-depth discussion of this important area of EU law.

Readership: Lawyers in private practice who are advising companies in the fields of healthcare law, EU law and the life sciences, in-house lawyers working for companies operating within the healthcare sector, and lawyers working with branches of government or regulators. Academic lawyers working in the fields of European law and healthcare law will also find this of interest.