Policy of the European Union in the Field of Healthcare

Abstract

In this study were analyzed healthcare provision, health needs meeting ‘state-of-the-art’, as well as healthcare policies and frameworks throughout the EU space. In particular, some implications of COVID-19 crisis were examined. Based on the method of thematic analysis, authors conducted a review of both scholarly publications and EU policy documents and reports. This allowed to trace patterns of health policies formation and their effects in healthcare field, including addressing health inequalities, staff shortage, and other acute current issues. The factor of trust and quality of institutions was also taken into account, demonstrating that non-data-related issues might be overlooked aspects of health inequality monitoring. As the result of conducted analysis, authors suggested the capability maturity model, describing the levels of nation-state’ healthcare system overall capability in face of the current challenges.