The European Commission published on 17 March its latest report on the application of the cross-border healthcare directive, which shows that medical tourism remains a limited phenomenon. In three out of four cases, cross-border mobility was used between groups from neighbouring countries.
Directive 2011/24/EU, applicable since 2013, provides that a European patient treated in another Member State may be reimbursed for the costs of healthcare by the country of affiliation up to the level...