Region's purchases of specialised somatic care from private companies/carers as a share of net cost, (%)

Region's purchases of specialised somatic care, from private companies/carers, as a share of net cost excluding costs of medicines in the benefit of specialised somatic care (%). Purchase of business is payment for a public task (core business) that has been handed over to someone else to perform. Net cost means gross cost less gross revenue. Both the purchase and the net cost include the purchase of services.