About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

11 Eur. J. Health L. 245 (2004)
Access to Health Care for Illegal Immigrants in the EU: Should We be Concerned

handle is hein.journals/eurjhlb11 and id is 243 raw text is: European Journal of Health Law 11: 245-272, 2004. Published by Martinus Nijhoff 245 Publishers. © 2004 Koninklijke Brill N. V. ISSN 0929-0273. Printed in the Netherlands. Access to health care for illegal immigrants in the EU: should we be concerned? ROMAN ROMERO-ORTUNO* Summary The presence of illegal immigrants in EU countries is increasing despite consider- able immigration policy efforts over the last years. EU Member States have responded by strengthening their fight against illegal immigration, with different multi-level measures that include the curtailment or denial of social security rights such as access to publicly funded health care. Although significant differences exist between Social Health Insurance and National Health Service countries with regard to legislative provisions, access to health care for illegal immigrants is generally limited to situations that are life threatening (emergencies) or pose a risk to the public health (i.e. infectious diseases). In practice, strong barriers to access exist even in those situations. Because health care needs of illegal immi- grants are not being met, access to health care for this population should be an issue of utmost concern to both policy makers and the public. National legislations and implementation practices need to be upgraded in order to grant illegal immi- grants effective access to health care, as mandated by Human Rights laws. That is feasible and not necessarily incompatible with current immigration policies.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most