For Europeans, the entitlement to good health care is a basic human right, as enshrined in Article 33 of the European Union's Charter of Fundamental Rights: 'everyone has the right of access to preventive health care and the right to benefit from medical treatment'. The major long-term social policy objectives aim to ensure general accessibility, good quality care for all and the financial viability of health care services. This report takes a comparative look at health and health care in the acceding and candidate countries and the EU Member States. Based on data from the European Commission's Eurobarometer surveys, it explores the impact enlargement will have on the realisation of these goals.