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The EU directly regulates pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Via different measures (for instance by regulation over cross border treatment) it defines some c

• luckylion 6y ago
  > True, it's not a single integrated system, but variance in EU is lower than the difference to US. As in "there are public health care system in the EU", but that's not because of "the EU" but because of the nations making up the EU using similar approaches in that regard. It's not that we all had some random thing going and then the EU decided in 2004 that we should all do a public system when Eastern European countries joined. Please don't change history here. There is no EU-level health care system, the EU has not created public health care systems in member states and European countries do have varying approaches to health care, with more and less concentration on state-run programs.
  • johannes1234321 6y ago
    Yes, historic reasons are relevant. However it drives some alignment. Among other things for new members chapter 19 of the enlargement negotions covers different aspects. Thus in order to join some aspects have to be changed in different countries and U.S. won't be able to join (of course U.S. is failing the initial test if being an "European" country in first place) And yes, there is quite some freedom, as British didn't want to replace the NHS, while Germany wants to keep their complex system, with private and public insurances and the assistance for state servants and all that ...