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Brutet ben i Bukarest? – En kvalitativ fallstudie av hinder för gränsöverskridande vård inom EU

Olsson, Mattias LU and Selegård, Vendela LU (2025) STVK04 20252
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Cross-border health care within the EU has been available through legislation since 2004. In Sweden, being in the top of the class when it comes to using healthcare abroad, only 0.0032% of those in line for specialist care use the opportunity. In this essay we capture a broader understanding of what factors might inhibit Swedes to seek health care in other EU countries. The study is a qualitative single case study, using material consisting of documents, statistical data and informant interviews. Through the method of process tracing the research concludes three areas that hinders an international patient flow which are; economical, informative and judicial and administrative. By connecting evidence in process tracing tests to Michael... (More)
Cross-border health care within the EU has been available through legislation since 2004. In Sweden, being in the top of the class when it comes to using healthcare abroad, only 0.0032% of those in line for specialist care use the opportunity. In this essay we capture a broader understanding of what factors might inhibit Swedes to seek health care in other EU countries. The study is a qualitative single case study, using material consisting of documents, statistical data and informant interviews. Through the method of process tracing the research concludes three areas that hinders an international patient flow which are; economical, informative and judicial and administrative. By connecting evidence in process tracing tests to Michael Lipsky's theory of street level bureaucracy, a cumulative inference shows that institutional hindrances have a negative effect on patient mobility. The study creates implications that further research on the subject can and should be conducted for a wider understanding and development of European health care. (Less)
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author
Olsson, Mattias LU and Selegård, Vendela LU
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course
STVK04 20252
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Cross-border health care, European Union, patient mobility, Swedish health care, European cooperation
language
Swedish
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id
9216796
date added to LUP
2026-01-26 11:53:04
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2026-01-26 11:53:04
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  abstract     = {{Cross-border health care within the EU has been available through legislation since 2004. In Sweden, being in the top of the class when it comes to using healthcare abroad, only 0.0032% of those in line for specialist care use the opportunity. In this essay we capture a broader understanding of what factors might inhibit Swedes to seek health care in other EU countries. The study is a qualitative single case study, using material consisting of documents, statistical data and informant interviews. Through the method of process tracing the research concludes three areas that hinders an international patient flow which are; economical, informative and judicial and administrative. By connecting evidence in process tracing tests to Michael Lipsky's theory of street level bureaucracy, a cumulative inference shows that institutional hindrances have a negative effect on patient mobility. The study creates implications that further research on the subject can and should be conducted for a wider understanding and development of European health care.}},
  author       = {{Olsson, Mattias and Selegård, Vendela}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Brutet ben i Bukarest? – En kvalitativ fallstudie av hinder för gränsöverskridande vård inom EU}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}