HBI Deals+Insights / Healthcare Reform

Swedish nursing home 26% more cost efficient than its public counterpart, says four-year study

Ostersund, a Swedish municipality, commissioned a study assessing two identical care homes, one run by the public sector, the other by a private provider. Results might make the Swedish left-wing coalition rethink their policies aiming to curb private sector profits. Despite both homes receiving the same quality appraisal, the private one is more cost effective.

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