the swedish government is investing eur million during to improve health and social care for the most fragile elderly including for strengthening incentives to councils and municipalities for achieving prespecified goals in preventive dementia and palliative care better use of medication and better care coordination however swedish data show that primary care costs per year of age increase minimally into older ages compared with inpatient costs which may indicate underprovision for primary care relative to secondary care an appropriate balance of resources between ambulatory care and inpatient care is important for ensuring that the primary care sector is able to manage and coordinate the complex care needs of people with chronic conditions and comorbidities