Anders Beckman|Anders Anell
Changes in health care utilisation following a reform involving choice and privatisation in Swedish primary care: a five-year follow-up of GP-visits
Skåne University Hospital|Lund University|Research Institute of Industrial Economics|Lund University
organisation swedish primary health care changed following introduction free choice provider population combination freedom establishment private primary care providers aim investigate changes individual health care utilisation following choice privatisation swedish primary care equity perspective subgroups defined age gender family income study based register data years 2007 2011 skne regional council population 12 million regarding individual health care utilisation form visits general practitioner gp health utilisation data matched data individuals age gender family income provided statistics sweden multilevel logistic regression models constructed analyse changes health utilisation different subgroups probability gpvisit reform health care utilisation terms number individuals visited gp number gpvisits per capita increased defined subgroups varying degree multilevel logistic regression showed individuals genders aged 64 belonging family income median advantage reform 125129 reforms involving choice privatisation swedish primary health care improved access gpvisits generally individuals belonging family income median