ABSTRACT

The definition of the right to healthcare is a highly complex issue, as it can be analyzed from several different perspectives: from the viewpoint of the subjects involved, of health needs and of the nature of public obligations to substantiate that right. A brief outline of the three main constitutional dimensions of the right serves as a starting point to better face the emerging concept of an EU understanding of the right to healthcare that is currently taking shape along with the long-established national competences in organizing medical services and providing health treatments.