ReviewScandinavian journal of public health2022
Fifteen years with patient choice and free establishment in Swedish primary healthcare: what do we know?
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- Mental healthcare utilization among migrants and Swedish-born adults accounting for probable needs, 2006-2022.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2026Article
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- Performance-Based Reimbursement, Illegitimate Tasks, Moral Distress, and Quality Care in Primary Care: A Mediation Model of Longitudinal Data.Annals of family medicine · 2025Article
- Contextualising the job demands-resources model: a cross-sectional study of the psychosocial work environment across different healthcare professions.Human resources for health · 2024Article
- Perceived discrimination and refraining from seeking physician's care in Sweden: an intersectional analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (AIHDA).International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Evaluating the impact of the 2010 Swedish choice reform in primary health care on avoidable hospitalization and socioeconomic inequities: an interrupted time series analysis using register data.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Universal health coverage and equal access in Sweden: a century-long perspective on macro-level policy.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- In-Between Policy Vision and Practical Realities of Primary Healthcare: A Case Study in Rural Northern Sweden.International journal of health policy and management · 2024Article
- More than meets the eye: a critical discourse analysis of a Swedish health system reform.BMC health services research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn 2007, a reform of Swedish primary healthcare began when some regions implemented enhanced patient choice in combination with free establishment for private providers. Although heavily debated, in 2010 it became mandatory for all regions to implement this choice system.
aimThe aim of this article was to review all published research articles related to the primary healthcare choice reform in Sweden, to investigate what has been published about the reform and summarise its first 15 years.
methodsA scoping review was performed to cover the breadth of research on the reform. Searches were made in Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed for articles published between 2007 and 2021, resulting in 217 unique articles. In total, 52 articles were included.
resultsThe articles were summarised and presented in relation to six overarching themes: arguments about the primary healthcare choice reform; governance and financial reimbursements; choice of provider and use of information; effects on equity and access; effects on quality; and differences between private and public primary healthcare centres.
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