Health Care Spending Issues in Advanced Economies

Eva Jenkner and Adam Leive

No 2010/016, IMF Technical Notes and Manuals from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: TNM; patient; spending; cost; physician; health care spending; health reforms; cost containment; advanced economies; provider payment method; cost sharing; health status; Medicaid patient; OECD health datum; physician payment; expenditure growth; health sector; prescription drug spending; Health care; Insurance; Africa; Caribbean (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 2010-09-20
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