The draft European directive on cross-border health care, and the compromise proposed by the Swedish presidency, were not approved by the Council of the European Union Health meeting on 1 December 2009, due to the opposition of several countries. The purpose of the directive was to clarify the conditions under which patients can receive healthcare in another member state. The principal blocking points concerned the reimbursement for healthcare provided by non-contractual providers and the issue of the definition of the member state of affiliation.
Source: Cross-border news, No.55, December 2009
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