Sundhedspleje er yderst bekostelig, og at forbedre den i en grad, der gør det muligt at opnå den ønskede lighed i hele EU, ville indebære omfattende stigninger i sundhedsudgifterne for en række EU-medlemsstater.
Health care is very costly, and improving it to the extent of achieving the desired equality across the EU would mean large increases in health costs for some EU Member States.