Norwegian Physician Market Policy
Abstract
I discuss what the government can do and has
done to reach its equity-oriented policy targets
concerning the geographical distribution of
physicians in the municipality health service.
Current policies has been inadequate to solve the
problems. Securing an adequate supply of
physicians seems to be a cruical policy tool.
Forecasts in the 80s mistakenly predicted a future
oversupply of physicians. The education capacity
was reduced. The physician shortage was severe
during the 1990s. The forecasts used in planning
today are based on dubious assumptions. Costbenefit
analyses with a risk averseness perspective
can provide more suitable information for
deciding what the education capacity for
physicians should be.
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The University of BergenCollections
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