According to van de Ven and colleagues, ten specific preconditions must be met for achieving efficiency and affordability in competitive healthcare markets. These are the ten preconditions:
Free consumer choice of insurer
Consumer information and market transparency
Risk-bearing buyers and sellers
Contestable markets
Freedom to contract and integrate
Effective competition regulation
Cross-subsidies without incentives for risk selection
Cross-subsidies without opportunities for free riding
Effective quality supervision
Guaranteed access to basic care.
Question: Choose a country and describe the presence of these preconditions. 700 Words