Member States should also provide targeted additional benefits for disadvantaged groups (people with disabilities or chronic diseases, lone parents or households with many children), to cover extra costs such as those of personal support and the use of medical care.
Tādēļ Eiropas veselības stratēģijā kā pamatprincipus ieteikts ieviest gan pilsoņu tiesības uz piekļuvi veselības aprūpei, gan viņu atbildībai par savu veselību.