Cross-country comparisons in health price growth over time.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine how the United States compares in terms of health price growth relative to four other countries - Australia, Canada, France, and the Netherlands.

Data sources and study setting

Secondary data on health expenditure were extracted from international and national agencies spanning the years 2000-2020.

Study design

International price indices specific to health were constructed using available international expenditure data and compared to existing health-specific national and general international price indices.

Data collection/extraction methods

Health expenditure data were extracted from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) database. We obtained a time series of health price indices from the national agencies in e

SUBMITTER: Papanicolas I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11622263 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature