Turning to the private sector in health care: The Swedish example

Despite broad fears that turning more to the private sector would lead to a two-tier system, notions of profit and competition are not incompatible with the idea of health care for everyone. Sweden’s recent experience shows us that it is possible to increase the efficiency of the system by means of market mechanisms while maintaining universal care.

Cet article est la reproduction de la Note économique de l’IEDM intitulée Turning to the private sector in health care: The Swedish example sur le système de santé suédois. [une version française est aussi disponible]