On September 3, 2015, the European Commission published its report on the operation of Directive
2011/24/EU on the application of patients' rights in
cross-border health care ("CBHC Directive"). The
"state of play" report of the CBHC Directive highlights
legislative advances at the EU level in the past two years coupled
with genuine efforts at national level. The document reports that
the CBHC Directive has improved transparency and patient mobility
throughout the EU and enabled progress on Health Technology
Assessment, e-Health cooperation, and European Reference Networks.
However, the report also shows that European citizens'
awareness about their right to choose health care in another EU
country remains low.
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