In a historic landslide Sweden turns to the market in healthcare as a centre-right government will take over. The new coalition promises to get rid of the Social Democrat ban on hospital privatisation. On the national level you can expect initiatives to deregulate the government pharmacy monopoly. Among the county councils and municipalities there will significant movements towards increased competition in healthcare and nursery care, with outsourcing, new contractors and entrepreneurs and incentives for internal market implementation. Reducing waiting times for care will be key to the new goverments on national and regional level.

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Johan Hjertqvist
President