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

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  • Ringard, Ånen
  • Saunes, Ingrid Sperre
  • Sagan, Anna

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In several European countries, including Norway, polices to increase patient choice of hospital provider have remained high on the political agenda. The main reason behind the interest in hospital choice reforms in Norway has been the belief that increasing choice can remedy the persistent problem of long waiting times for elective hospital care. Prior to the 2013 General Election, the Conservative Party campaigned in favour of a new choice reform: “the treatment choice reform”. This article describes the background and process leading up to introduction of the reform in the autumn of 2015. It also provides a description of the content and discusses possible implications of the reform for patients, providers and government bodies. In sum, the reform contains elements of both continuity and change. The main novelty of the reform lies in the increased role of private for-profit healthcare providers.

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  • Ringard, Ånen & Saunes, Ingrid Sperre & Sagan, Anna, 2016. "The 2015 hospital treatment choice reform in Norway: Continuity or change?," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(4), pages 350-355.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:120:y:2016:i:4:p:350-355
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.02.013
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    1. Ge Ge & Tor Iversen & Oddvar Kaarbøe & Øyvind Snilsberg, 2024. "Impacts of Norway's extended free choice reform on waiting times and hospital visits," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 33(4), pages 779-803, April.
    2. Hehenkamp, Burkhard & Kaarbøe, Oddvar M., 2020. "Location choice and quality competition in mixed hospital markets," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 177(C), pages 641-660.
    3. Williams, Jenny & Bretteville-Jensen, Anne Line, 2022. "What's Another Day? The Effects of Wait Time for Substance Abuse Treatment on Health-Care Utilization, Employment and Crime," IZA Discussion Papers 15083, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    4. Brekke, Kurt R. & Straume, Odd Rune, 2017. "Competition policy for health care provision in Norway," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(2), pages 134-140.

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