- Volume 9 (2010), Issue 4
- Vol. 9 (2010), No. 4
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- Pages 755 - 770
- pp. 755 - 770
State Aid Screening of Hospital Funding Exemplified by the German Case
I. Introduction The application of European State aid rules on public funding of hospitals has always been one of the most sensitive issues dealt by the European Commission and the European Courts1. The provision of health care has always been considered to be part of the Member States’ very own responsibilities of universal coverage. Since health care issues are genuinely of substantial social and economic importance for public authorities, the scope