The 2015 hospital treatment choice reform in Norway: Continuity or change?

Highlights • This article follows the format of Health Reform Monitor articles • It describes the introduction of the 2015 hospital treatment choice reform in Norway. • It analyses of key stakeholderś position, the policy process and the reform content. • The reform differs from previous choice ref...

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Published inHealth policy (Amsterdam) Vol. 120; no. 4; pp. 350 - 355
Main Authors Ringard, Ånen, Saunes, Ingrid Sperre, Sagan, Anna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.04.2016
Subjects
Choice Behavior
Health administration
Health Care Reform - organization & administration
Health Expenditures
Health Policy
Health Services Accessibility - economics
Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration
Hospital
Hospitals, Private - economics
Humans
Internal Medicine
Norway
Patient choice
Patient Preference
Politics
Private providers
Reform
Waiting Lists
Private providers
Patient choice
Reform
Hospital
Norway
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Summary:Highlights • This article follows the format of Health Reform Monitor articles • It describes the introduction of the 2015 hospital treatment choice reform in Norway. • It analyses of key stakeholderś position, the policy process and the reform content. • The reform differs from previous choice reforms by focusing more on the supply side. • The main novelty is the inclusion of non-contracted private hospitals patients can choose from.
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ISSN:0168-8510
1872-6054
DOI:10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.02.013