Traduction de «Health care costs » (Anglais → Français) :

56. Emphasises the scale of the medical costs entailed by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and that it is important to find viable solutions which take into account: the direct medical costs (comprising health system costs: specialist costs, medicinal products, medical examinations and regular check-ups); the direct social costs (comprising the cost of formal services outside the medical system: community services, home care, provision of food, ...[+++] transport, and placement of patients in specialist residential centres for the care of the elderly, where they can receive medical assistance); and informal costs (comprising the costs associated with reduced productivity in the event of a prolongation of working life, and loss of output as a result of early retirement, leave for medical reasons or death);

56. Emphasises the scale of the medical costs entailed by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and that it is important to find viable solutions which take into account: the direct medical costs (comprising health system costs: specialist costs, medicinal products, medical examinations and regular check-ups); the direct social costs (comprising the cost of formal services outside the medical system: community services, home care, provision of food, ...[+++] transport, and placement of patients in specialist residential centres for the care of the elderly, where they can receive medical assistance); and informal costs (comprising the costs associated with reduced productivity in the event of a prolongation of working life, and loss of output as a result of early retirement, leave for medical reasons or death);

14. Calls on the Member States, in view of the rising costs of health care, to take reinforced measures - such as the use of new technologies, targeted information campaigns, efficient health service management, expansion of reference centres or cross-border cooperation - aimed at delivering high-quality health care for all now and in future and at the same time securing cost savings in the medium term; and urges the Member States and the Commission to issue guidelines after consulting industry and patient groups to provide equal access for all to medicines and medical products and furthermore to take into consideration that health care costs could be reduced no ...[+++]t only by government action, but also by greater solidarity between generations and in families and mutual assistance measures at local level;

The European health insurance card (hereinafter referred to as the "European card") shall progressively replace the forms provided for by Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 giving entitlement to reimbursement of health care costs during a temporary stay in a Member State other than the competent State or the State of residence.

There is upward pressure on these health care costs, irrespective of the way in which Member States' health care systems are organised.

Ought not these health care costs in the United States to be added on if tax levels on each side of the Atlantic are to be compared?