EU Competition and Internal Market Law in the Healthcare Sector

Author: Leigh Hancher; Wolf Sauter
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199642175
Published In: September 2012
Format: Hardback , 400 pages
Jurisdiction: European Union ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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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.

PART I: INTRODUCTION
1: Introduction
2: EU Law Toolbox
PART II: THE INTERNAL MARKET
3: Internal Market: Services
4: Internal Market: Establishment, Goods and Capital
5: Secondary Rules: Horizontal
6: Secondary Rules: Vertical
PART III: COMPETITION
7: Competition
8: State Aid
9: Public Procurement
PART IV: CASE STUDIES
10: Pharmaceuticals
11: Medical Devices
12: Health Insurance
PART V: CONCLUSION
13: Conclusion

Leigh Hancher, Professor of European Law, Tillberg University and Of Counsel, Allen & Overy, Amsterdam, andWolf Sauter, Professor of Healthcare Regulation, Tillberg University and Competition Expert, Dutch Healthcare Authority, Amsterdam

Leigh Hancher is Professor of European Law at Tilberg University and is Of Counsel at the Amsterdam office of Allen & Overy LLP.

Wolf Sauter is Professor of Healthcare Regulation at Tilberg University and Competition Expert for the Dutch Healthcare Authority. He is a leading academic in the field of European healthcare law and an experienced regulatory practitioner.