title: Equal access for equal need? Constructing and implementing a capitation-based formula for the distribution of health care resources in Norway.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss challenges when developing and implementing a capitation-based formula for funding health care services in a regionalized health care system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case study based on the design and implementation of a capitation formula in Norway.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the Norwegian context, policymakers are often given one recommended model rather than a menu of options to choose from. This makes it more difficult to introduce politically motivated changes, but may also reduce the possibility of manipulation by interest groups. A more thorough analysis of the merits of different approaches is needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. jon.magnussen@ntnu.no
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Magnussen
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway