How Fair? Competition between Independent and NHS Providers to Supply Non-Emergency Hospital Care to NHS Patients in England

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Abstract: Written while Labour Government policies still were in force, this Briefing clearly and thoroughly examines non-discretionary cost differences between public and independent providers that may have a serious impact on the effectiveness of competition. Four key differences are identified: corporation tax, value added tax, pension costs and cost of capital. Critical barriers to implementing the competition policy are reviewed.

Keywords: How; Fair?; Competition; between; Independent; and; NHS; Providers; to; Supply; Non-Emergency; Hospital; Care; to; NHS; Patients; in; England (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-09-01
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