The Greek economic crisis and its impact on the national health system

Karamanis Kostas (), Kolias Georgios, Triarchi Eirini and Malescou Christina
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Karamanis Kostas: University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Hellenic Open University, Greece
Kolias Georgios: University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Hellenic Open University, Greece
Triarchi Eirini: University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Hellenic Open University, Greece
Malescou Christina: University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Management & Marketing, 2024, vol. 19, issue 1, 73-92

Abstract: The Greek economic crisis produced severe economic and social outcomes. A massive rescue package was conditional on implementing a Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies agreed upon between the Greek government and the EU, European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. The extremely austere fiscal consolidation and the structural reforms accompanying the Greek Economic Adjustment Programmes reduced the country’s GDP. Implementing the austerity policies on the Greek National Health System, which was already facing structural problems, reduced the quality and availability of public health care services. This paper investigates the impact of the GDP change on public healthcare expenditures (HCE) from 2000 to 2018. The empirical analysis reveals a statistically significant positive correlation between the GDP per capita and public healthcare expenditure (HCE) from 2000 to 2014 while the effect of GDP on HCE after the 2015 remains unchanged. This paper contributes to the field’s literature since it determines the impact of GDP on public HCE, specifically matched with empirical results to derive conclusive answers.

Keywords: National Health System (NHS); Healthcare expenditures (HCE); economic crisis; government; Greece. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2478/mmcks-2024-0005

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