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EU law promises cross-border care, but families still face a maze, says MEP Vlad Voiculescu

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Romanian MEP Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu (Renew) has called for a new EU pilot scheme to guide families of children with cancer and rare diseases through Europe’s complex cross-border healthcare system, warning that existing rules “work on paper” but often fail in practice.

Speaking at a high-level working group on cross-border healthcare (26 March), Voiculescu set out a proposal for a “navigator” mechanism, a dedicated guide for families seeking treatment in another member state.

“The proposal is for a pilot mechanism designed to ensure that when a child… needs treatment in another member state, there is a dedicated person to guide that family through every step of the process,” he said. “Not a new bureaucracy, not a new legal regime - a navigator.”

The role would connect families to appropriate treatment centres, help secure authorisation under existing routes, coordinate with... 

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