What drives health care spending in Switzerland? Findings from a decomposition by disease, health service, sex, and age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High and increasing spending dominates the public discussion on healthcare in Switzerland. However, the drivers of the spending increase are poorly understood. This study decomposes health care spending by diseases and other perspectives and estimates the contribution of single cost drivers to overall healthcare spending growth in Switzerland between 2012 and 2017.

Methods

We decompose total healthcare spending according to National Health Accounts by 48 major diseases, injuries, and other conditions, 20 health services, 21 age groups, and sex of patients. This decomposition is based on micro-data from a multitude of data sources such as the hospital inpatient registry, health and accident insurance claims data, and population surveys. We identify the contribution

SUBMITTER: Stucki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10598929 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature