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After the introduction of electric vouchers for social services in 2007, the number of service providers has increased. Though the impact of government policy on the provider-establishment activation have been expected, the rigorous empirical studies on that impact are few because of the lack of data. This paper empirically analyzes the determinants of the Herfindahl monopolization index for the service markets of the Assistant Service for Persons with Severe Disabilities (ASPSD) in the framework of industrial organization. We find that providers’ number and population have a negative effect, but that fiscal independence index and service users’ number have a positive effect. Specifically, we examine the effect of the real-time approval for electric vouchers on the provider-establishment activation in the service markets of the ASPSD, and report that the requirement of the real-time approval for electric vouchers may promote provider-establishment activation and decrease the Herfindahl monopolization index.