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Area of Science:

  • Public Health Policy
  • European Union Studies
  • Health Systems Analysis

Background:

  • Member States of the European Union (EU) have historically developed shared health frameworks.
  • The subsidiarity principle has been invoked in the health sector, influencing EU health policy.
  • A de facto European Health Union (EHU) has been emerging incrementally.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the normative and institutional developments creating a de facto EHU.
  • To assess the distribution of developments across the World Health Organisation Building Blocks Framework.
  • To identify key drivers behind the incremental process towards an EHU.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of normative and institutional developments related to EU citizens' health.
  • Application of the World Health Organisation Building Blocks Framework.
  • Examination of historical policy evolution and contributing factors.

Main Results:

  • A de facto European Health Union (EHU) has emerged through a shared framework for population health.
  • Developments towards an EHU are unevenly distributed across the WHO Building Blocks.
  • The EHU's development is fragmented, incremental, and primarily rooted in governance, health intelligence, and service development.

Conclusions:

  • The EU has insidiously and consistently developed a shared health system, forming a de facto EHU.
  • Health crises, Commission agenda-setting, and market pressures have been significant catalysts for EHU development.
  • The process has been characterized by incremental steps and uneven progress across different health system components.