Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-09-25-Speech-4-046"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-09-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Social package (Second part: Cross-border healthcare) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080925.4.4-046"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-09-25-Speech-4-0472
lpv:speaker	lp:Daciana Octavia Sârbu2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partidul Social Democrat (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"The provision of healthcare services is a pillar of the European social model, and the creation of an internal market for these services should not encourage medical tourism, which will be available only to well-off patients who can speak many foreign languages and have access to information. What is required is a clarification of the conditions for the reimbursement and licensing of healthcare, as well as a clarification of the concept of healthcare. I am concerned about the effects that this directive will have on the new Member States. European citizens will not travel to countries where healthcare is very expensive; on the contrary, they will go to countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, or Poland, leading to an exodus of patients from Western Europe to Eastern Europe. Although healthcare provision in the new Member States in accordance with clearly defined standards of quality and security does not apply uniformly to all types of healthcare, the demand for dental services in Eastern Europe is constantly increasing. This will cause prices to soar in the host countries, rendering their citizens’ access to healthcare more difficult, owing both to high prices and to the fact that certain companies will look for customers willing to pay more. Opening up the European market in healthcare services will have a severe impact on the healthcare system in Eastern Europe, leading to inequality. Increased freedom of choice in the manner and location of healthcare provision is a positive thing, as long as all citizens have access to services, irrespective of their social standing."@en1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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