The Transformation of the Swedish Health Care System, or the Hasty Rejection of the Rational Planning Model

1 February 1992

journal article
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Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of European Social Policy

Vol. 2 (1) , 17-31
https://doi.org/10.1177/095892879200200102

Abstract

Many countries in Europe facing escalating health care expenditures are introducing competition between providers, a solution presently tried in the British and the Dutch health care systems. In the post-war period Sweden has developed one of the most advanced health care systems in Europe, built on the notion of rational planning, and with a strong element of political control. This article discusses the present reconsideration of health policy issues that is taking place in Sweden.

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