Technical Notes and Manuals

Health Care Spending Issues in Advanced Economies

By Eva Jenkner, Adam Leive

September 20, 2010

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Eva Jenkner, and Adam Leive. Health Care Spending Issues in Advanced Economies, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2010) accessed November 21, 2024

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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.

Subject: Expenditure, Financial institutions, Health, Health care, Health care spending, Insurance

Keywords: Advanced economies, Africa, Caribbean, Cost, Cost containment, Cost sharing, Expenditure growth, Health care, Health care spending, Health reforms, Health sector, Health status, Insurance, Medicaid patient, OECD health datum, Patient, Physician, Physician payment, Prescription drug spending, Provider payment method, Spending, TNM

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    22

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  • Series:

    Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2010/016

  • Stock No:

    TNMEA2010016

  • ISBN:

    9781462369713

  • ISSN:

    2075-8669