On Thursday 3 April in Strasbourg, MEPs warned against the risks taken by patients seeking treatment outside the EU, and some called for a review of the rules on cross-border healthcare.
This was the case in particular of Tomislav Sokol (EPP, Croatian), who suggested consolidating the rules on prior authorisation for treatment abroad and authorising payment in advance by social security. Funding should be provided at European level to partially cover the cost of treatment abroad”, he...