In 1996, the Federal Law on Health Insurance (LAMal) was adopted in order to contain costs in Swiss health care. At the same time, the reform aimed to maintain or even improve solidarity and encourage institutional reform through new public management (NPM) and market mechanisms. More freedom in con
The Swiss health care system
β Scribed by A. Frei; E. Hunsche
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 69 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1618-7598
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