Open Method of Coordination - Health

Health

As member states increasingly face common concerns in healthcare (such as demographic ageing), the application of the OMC has been discussed. In March 2004 the European Parliament passed a resolution calling on the Commission to present a proposal for the use of the OMC in health and long term care. The April 2004 Communication by the Commission recommended to apply the OMC to the development and modernization of health care provision and funding. As potential advantages the Commission pointed to:

  • greater consistency with existing social protection mechanism
  • closer coordination with other political processes such as the EES (in particular regard to the ageing workforce), As a result the issues of health should better reflect the Lisbon strategy
  • involving the many actors in the sectors, particularly the social partners, the health care profession and patient representatives

Further steps have been taken to start the introduction of the OMC.

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