Open AccessCROSS-BORDER TREATMENTS CONCEPT AND ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Diāna Mežajeva
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indivīds. sabiedrība. valsts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2592-8457
DOI - 10.17770/iss2019.5289
Subject(s) - order (exchange) , cross over , political science , health care , freedom of movement , cross country , medicine , business , law , demographic economics , economics , finance , medical physics
Mobility of individuals, in certain cases also of patients, has reached the highest level in history and it is permissible for this mobility to continue to grow. The author believes that there are several important reasons for cross-border healthcare: economic well-being of individuals, free movement of services, consumer freedom. The author considers it important to study the concept of cross-border treatment and its historical development in order to understand why the need for cross-border treatment has historically arisen and patient mobility has developed.