Is there a statistical relationship between economic crises and changes in government health expenditure growth? an analysis of twenty-four European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify whether, by what means, and the extent to which historically, government health care expenditure growth in Europe has changed following economic crises.

Data sources

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Health Data 2011.

Study design

Cross-country fixed effects multiple regression analysis is used to determine whether statutory health care expenditure growth in the year after economic crises differs from that which would otherwise be predicted by general economic trends. Better understanding of the mechanisms involved is achieved by distinguishing between policy responses which lead to cost-shifting and all others.

Findings

In the year after an economic downturn, public health care expenditure grows more slowly than would

SUBMITTER: Cylus J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3523372 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature