title: Private finance initiative. Well-laid plans.
abstract: Private finance schemes in primary care will not be subject to the controls required in hospital programmes. Insurance companies are interested in partnerships with primary care in order to influence NHS spending as services are increasingly contracted out. This state of affairs could lead to the introduction of US-style managed care with a loss of equity for patients.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Policy, University College London.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Player
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Godden
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pollock
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D005381:Financing, Organized; D007343:Insurance Carriers / Q000191:economics*; D007449:Investments; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics; D006113:United Kingdom