Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance,
Stockholm School of Economics
No 161: Internal Markets and Performance in Swedish Health Care
Magnus Tambour () and Clas Rehnberg ()
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Magnus Tambour: Centre for Health Economics, Postal: Stockholm School of Economics, P.O. Box 6501, 113 83 Stockholm, Sweden
Clas Rehnberg: Centre for Health Economics, Postal: Stockholm School of Economics, Box 6501, 113 83 Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract: A separation of provider and purchaser roles - together with performance-based reimbursement - were recently introduced in several county councils, which are the local governments that provide and fund almost all health care in Sweden. These changes have been motivated by efficiency and consumer choice arguments. In this paper we analyze the outcome of the former by studying differences in productive performance for county councils with and without new internal organizations. Performance measures are estimated using data envelopment analysis. Using data for the 26 county councils between 1989 and 1994 we find differences in mean efficiency between the two groups, indicating higher technical efficiency in the group with performance based reimbursement (internal markets). Differences in productivity growth are also found, although the differences are significant in one period only.
Keywords: Internal markets; health care; productivity; data envelopment analysis
28 pages, March 1997
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