Finnish government agrees on health reform, averts collapse

Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila's centre-right
coalition Saturday agreed on health and social welfare reforms,
averting a government collapse, dpa reported.
The compromise was reached after marathon talks and Sipila described
the process as "difficult."
It entailed dividing the country into 18 autonomy regions and 15
authorities to administer health care and social welfare, compared to
the current 150 regions.
The reform also includes options for patients to choose between
public, private or so-called third sector organizations such as
registered charities.