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health system is sometimes positioned as a positive example of managed competition, our results indicate that additional regulation may be necessary for the system to function as intended (Van de Ven et al., 2013; van Ginneken et al., 2011). Besides improving preconditions for managed competition, such as price and quality transparency, monitoring and benchmarking purchaser activity could further incentivise improvements in purchaser- driven budget reallocations (Greaves et al., 2012). The MVI could be a useful tool for policy makers to monitor purchasing outcomes.
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