Health care coverage and access for displaced persons from Ukraine: Assessing the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive across EU Member States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, close to 4.3 million non-EU citizens have been granted temporary protection in the European Union (EU). Beneficiaries gain access to health care in their host countries. All EU countries must ensure coverage for and access to a minimum set of health care services, but they can arrange delivery and extend the services covered as they deem feasible, necessary, and appropriate.

Objective

The aim is to assess the implementation of temporary protection across 27 EU countries, including legislative provisions and health care coverage foreseen. This study offers a comparative overview of health care entitlements and financial coverage, access to services and barriers encountered in host health systems.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Mauer N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12541347 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature