As predicted by theory: choice and competition in a publicly funded and regulated regional health system yield improved access and cost control

• Main Authors: Jonas Wohlin (Author), Clara Fischer (Author), Karin Solberg Carlsson (Author), Sara Korlén (Author), Pamela Mazzocato (Author), Carl Savage (Author), Holger Stalberg (Author), Mats Brommels (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background New Public Management (NPM) has been widely used to introduce competition into public healthcare. Results have been mixed, and there has been much controversy about the appropriateness of a private sector-mimicking governance model in a public service. One voice in the debate sug...