TY  - BOOK
AU  - Greer,Scott L.
TI  - The politics of European Union health policies
T2  - State of health
SN  - 0335236235
U1  - 362.10917124 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - [Place of publication not identified]
PB  - Open University Press
KW  - Medical policy
KW  - European Union countries
KW  - Health planning
KW  - Health care rationing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Health policy in the European Union: From Secret Garden to Public Park --; 2; EU Health Policymaking --; 3; European Union Health Policies: The Key Issues Facing States --; 4; Doing something about it --; 5; Lobbies --; 6; Member States --; 7; France --; 8; Germany --; 10; The United Kingdom --; 11; Conclusion
N2  - "This important new book explains how European Union (EU) developed policies shape and constrain health services. It answers the key questions asked of EU health policy: What is it? Why did it happen? What does it take to influence it and how can it be changed? Using extensive new data, Greer discusses how EU policy is influenced by lobbies in Brussels and by four big member states: France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. Shaping EU health policy takes information, coordination, nimbleness and focus. The book examines the ways that the successful health lobbies and member states work, identifies weaknesses, and emphasizes the challenge to health policymakers: if they do not influence EU health policies, they will lose influence over their own health systems. The Politics of European Union Health Policies will be of great interest to students and academics of EU policy and politics, as well as health policy makers."--Publisher's website
ER  -