Health Care Definition & Meaning

Regional responsibility for financing and offering health care is decentralized to the 21 county councils. A county council is a political physique whose representatives are elected by the public every 4 years on the same day as the national common election. The executive board or hospital board of a county council exercises authority over hospital structure and administration and ensures efficient health care delivery. County councils also regulate prices and the level of service provided by private suppliers. Private suppliers are required to enter into a contract with the county councils.

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