Health Care Spending Issues in Advanced Economies /

This technical note analyzes the health care spending issues in advanced economies. Both public and total health spending have increased substantially in advanced countries. Total health spending increased by more than 6 percentage points of GDP in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Devel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jenkner, Eva
Other Authors: Leive, Adam
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:Technical Notes and Manuals; Technical Notes and Manuals ; No. 2010/016
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This technical note analyzes the health care spending issues in advanced economies. Both public and total health spending have increased substantially in advanced countries. Total health spending increased by more than 6 percentage points of GDP in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries between 1970 and 2007. This note examines the recent trends in health care spending in advanced countries. It discusses the main challenges for advanced countries over the medium term. Policy options for containing health care costs are also described.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (22 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:2075-8669
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