Health Spending Continues to Stagnate in Many OECD Countries

The global economic crisis which began in 2008 has had a dramatic effect on health spending across OECD countries. Estimates of expenditure on health released back in 2012 showed that, for the first time, health spending had slowed markedly or fallen across many OECD countries after years of continu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morgan, David
Other Authors: Astolfi, Roberto
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2014
Series:OECD Health Working Papers
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The global economic crisis which began in 2008 has had a dramatic effect on health spending across OECD countries. Estimates of expenditure on health released back in 2012 showed that, for the first time, health spending had slowed markedly or fallen across many OECD countries after years of continuous growth. As a result, close to zero growth in health expenditure was recorded on average in 2010. Preliminary estimates suggested that the low or negative growth in health spending was set to continue in many OECD countries in following years..
Physical Description:24 p. 21 x 29.7cm