Do public nursing home care providers deliver higher quality than private providers? Evidence from Sweden
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Do public nursing home care providers deliver higher quality than private providers? Evidence from Sweden
BACKGROUND Swedish nursing home care has undergone a transformation, where the previous virtual public monopoly on providing such services has been replaced by a system of mixed provision. This has led to a rapidly growing share of private actors, the majority of which are large, for-profit firms. In the wake of this development, concerns have been voiced regarding the implications for care qua...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2403-0