Cox Report on EU health care finance published.

A year-long study of the future of European health care has been presented to the European Commission. The document, titled: Financing Sustainable Healthcare in Europe, brings together experts from the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, academic centers the INSEAD and the London School of Economics and was supported in partnership by the Luxembourg Ministry of Health, Finland's Innovation Fund Sitra and global drug giant Pfizer. The report focuses on four critical elements: equity and efficiency; value for money in health care; patient empowerment and efficient health outcomes; and sustainable health financing in southeast Europe.

Pat Cox, a former President of …