title: Evaluation of the effect of co-financing on collaboration between health care, social services and social insurance in Sweden.
abstract: In this paper, we present an ongoing research project aimed to determine the impact of co-financing on collaboration around patients with musculoskeletal disorders. A trial legislation that allows the social insurance, social services and health care services to unite in co-financing under joint political steering has been tested in different areas in Sweden. In a series of studies, we compare collaboration processes and health outcome for patients with musculoskeletal disorders between health centres with co-financing projects and control health centres without co-financing projects. In this paper the studies are described and some preliminary results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden. eva-lisa.hultberg@socmed.gu.se
authors.forename: Eva-Lisa
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Hultberg
authors.forename: Knut
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lönnroth
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Allebeck