“Under enormous pressure”: EU Commissioner Várhelyi warns over future of universal healthcare

EU PERSPECTIVES - Europe prides itself on universal healthcare, yet patients still wait hundreds of days—sometimes even years—for access to new medicines. EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is openly warning that without faster approvals, quicker reimbursement decisions and stronger pharmaceutical production in Europe, the continent's healthcare model will become increasingly difficult to sustain. Read more

The challenges we face are real, Commissioner Várhelyi said at a plenary session / Photo: European Parliament