The income elasticity of health care spending in developing and developed countries.
Int J Health Care Finance Econ
; 12(2): 145-62, 2012 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-22419347
ABSTRACT
To date, international analyses on the strength of the relationship between country-level per capita income and per capita health expenditures have predominantly used developed countries' data. This study expands this work using a panel data set for 173 countries for the 1995-2006 period. We found that health care has an income elasticity that qualifies it as a necessity good, which is consistent with results of the most recent studies. Furthermore, we found that health care spending is least responsive to changes in income in low-income countries and most responsive to in middle-income countries with high-income countries falling in the middle. Finally, we found that 'Voice and Accountability' as an indicator of good governance seems to play a role in mobilizing more funds for health.
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Assunto principal:
Países Desenvolvidos
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Gastos em Saúde
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Renda
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article