In many countries, health care reforms are being made with the purpose of stimulating actors to make economically sound decisions. Recent attempts in The Netherlands encompass the development and introduction of integrated health care arrangements. Since these arrangements are directly tailored...

Throughout Europe, there is an increasing number of independently living chronically ill patients who suffer from multiple and complex health problems. Several organisations which, individually, are not able to deliver all of the necessary services to these so‐called multiple problem patients,...