The most important reform in Finnish health care in the last decade occurred at the beginning of 1993 as part of a broader change to the entire state subsidy system. This reform reduced central government control and increased the freedom of the municipalities in the provision of health services. In
The impact of changes in the health care system on CME: Viewpoint from academia
β Scribed by Gerald H. Escovitz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 386 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-1912
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