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| Convergence of health care spending and health outcomes in the European Union, 1960-95 | | Author(s) | John Nixon |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Health Economics, University of York |
| Publisher | University of York, York, 2000 |
| Pages | 27 pp (Centre for Health Economics Discussion paper 183) |
| Source | The Publications Office, Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York YO10 5DD. |
| Keywords | Health services ; Expenditure [care] ; Mathematical models ; Comparison ; Europe. |
| Annotation | In sociological terms, convergence is defined as "the result of a process in which the structures of different industrial societies come increasingly to resemble each other". This paper aims to identify and discuss the reasons for convergence in health spending in European Union (EU) member states, and to present new evidence confirming convergence in health outcomes as represented by life expectancy and infant mortality. The analyses reveal an upward convergence towards the mean in health expenditure and improving health outcomes in Southern Mediterranean countries. In contrast, the northern EU countries (particularly Scandinavia) exhibit downward convergence towards the EU mean or below it in health expenditure, with decreasing advantages in health outcomes. The results are briefly discussed in relation to factors such as the nature and impact of health care reforms throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010130222 B |
| Classmark | L: QD: 3LM: 48: 74 |
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