01664cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF012418 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781462369713 2075-8669 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Jenkner, Eva. Health Care Spending Issues in Advanced Economies / Eva Jenkner, Adam Leive. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (22 pages) Technical Notes and Manuals <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 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. Mode of access: Internet Leive, Adam. Technical Notes and Manuals; Technical Notes and Manuals ; No. 2010/016 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/005/2010/016/005.2010.issue-016-en.xml IMF e-Library