The development of telemedicine in the context of cross-border healthcare services in the European Union: comparative approach France / Czech Republic The role of the European Union, within the context of its support in the field of public health, consists of helping the Member States to achieve the goals defined in the multiannual framework program. Among these goals, telemedicine is a priority of eHealth. Telemedicine is a form of healthcare provided remotely using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). It aims to improve the efficiency of medical care systems faced with the ageing of the European population. This thesis is a study of cross-border telemedicine in the context of cross-border medical care as it is regulated by European Union law. However, the deployment of cross-border telemedicine depends on the competence of the Member States. A comparison between French and Czech legislation, in terms of the implementation of telemedicine in these Member States, reveals different strategies regarding the integration of telemedicine into their healthcare systems. In light of these two significant examples, it will be possible to show how the deployment of telemedicine in domestic law influences its cross-border development. European legislation encourages states to use cross-border...

The statutory health care systems of EU member states show a lot of differences, e.g. in financing, reimbursing, availability, form of membership, etc. The European health insurance card gives EU citizens the possibility to see a doctor while abroad, extending their right from receiving emergency treatment to receiving full necessary treatment under the laws of the member state.  The scope of the insurance claim abroad is governed by the respective national law. This can result in a significantly higher cost sharing compared to the domestic situation. Depending on the country, this can include both fixed amounts (additional payments) and percentage shares of up to more than half of the costs.[1] While exercising the right to free movement EU citizens might need way more than emergency care, especially in relation to the rise of chronic diseases like diabetes etc. But quality treatment of patients residing abroad requires a seamless coordination of the member states’ health insurance systems. The access to member states health care systems is not seldomly tricky, in some cases it is even denied to nationals of the state. This thesis seeks to spot access difficulties in different member states asking for the question whether or not this might impede the EU’s free movement provisions.

The thesis deals with patient mobility in the European Union. It is particularly focused on legislation development of cross-border healthcare providing. Its purpose is to analyse and critically evaluate different regulations of this issue. Using the comparison of individual legislation whether it is regulation, directive or case law, aims to explain the basic principles that patient undergoing a treatment in another Member State obey. The thesis is composed of five chapters. Chapter one is an introduction to the general context of health policy and modification in primary law. The second chapter assesses the role of patient in the European Union, which is seen here as a community of free market. The chapter has the largest content. This part is dedicated to it with an emphasis on significant impact that this area has brought the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU. The case law pointed to the need to adhere the primary law to address this issue, which prohibits Member States to impose restrictions that could restrict the free movement of patients. Health care has been classified as a service and the patient has been recognized as a consumer sui generis. It specifies and particularly explains the procedures of the Court that intervened in the existing legislation by its liberal stridency....

The subject-matter of the presented thesis is cross-border healthcare in the European Union. The thesis focuses deeply on the overall evaluation of the recently adopted Directive on patients' rights. The primary objective of this thesis is to comprehensively analyse the new legislation on cross-border health care within the European Union, i.e. Directive on patients' rights. Based on theoretical findings, the thesis aims to assess the potential impact of the Directive on the provisions of cross-border healthcare within the European Union and its influence on the healthcare system in the Czech Republic. The contents of the thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter is introductory and provides information concerning the relevant provisions of primary law that provides European Union with competences in the area of health. The second chapter deals with the developments of the legal framework for cross- border healthcare in the European Union and clarifies in detail the specific nature of cross- border health care. Considerable focus is placed on analysis of concrete rights of migrant patients that are derived from the comprehensive case law of CJEU. The third chapter is exclusively devoted to the legal analysis of the various aspects of the Directive on patients' rights and evaluates the...