As Europe’s number crunchers struggle to find savings and national ministers of finance lift proverbial sofa cushions looking for revenue streams, public healthcare budgets are a tempting target. Bad idea, say Eucomed, the European Medical Technology Industry Association, and EDMA, the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association. The long-term negative effects on healthcare budgets far outweigh short-term financial gains stemming from random cost-cutting, note the associations. They...
As Europe’s number crunchers struggle to find savings and national ministers of finance lift proverbial sofa cushions looking for revenue streams, public healthcare budgets are a tempting target. Bad idea, say Eucomed, the European Medical Technology Industry Association, and EDMA, the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association. The long-term negative effects on healthcare budgets far outweigh short-term financial gains stemming from random cost-cutting, note the associations. They...
