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19. November 2024 | State Aid Uncovered von Phedon Nicolaides

Public Funding of Healthcare Services Based on the Principle of Social Solidarity Is not State Aid

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Introduction In June 2016, the Commission received a complaint from the Medical Chamber of Slovenia – a professional organisation of private medical doctors and dentists practicing in Slovenia – concerning alleged State aid granted by Slovenia to public hospitals and public healthcare centres. With decision SA.45844, the Commission recently decided that the public funding of public hospitals and healthcare centres […]

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20. Juli 2021 | State Aid Uncovered von Phedon Nicolaides

The Italian Health System Is not Economic in Nature

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Certain elements of competition that raise efficiency do not undermine the social solidarity foundations of a health care system. Introduction A question that has been addressed by the Court of Justice but not in sufficient detail is whether the providers of non-economic health services can compete with each other. The answer is conditionally affirmative. Competition that does not undermine the […]

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30. Juni 2020 | State Aid Uncovered von Phedon Nicolaides

Health Insurance Based on Social Solidarity Is Non-economic

I am grateful to Peter Staviczky for comments on an earlier version of this article. I am, of course, solely responsible for the views expressed here. Public funding of health insurance systems based on social solidarity does not constitute State aid. Limited competition for the purpose of increasing efficiency does not affect the non-economic nature of such systems. Update on […]

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