The Impact of Health Expenditure on the Number of Chronic Diseases

We investigate the impact of total health expenditure (HE) on health outcomes as proxied for by the change in the number of chronic diseases. The issue is of paramount importance in a historical phase in which 87 percent of deaths in high-income countries (and a substantial reduction of healthy life years) are caused by major and chronic diseases (WHO, 2011). In this scenario, it becomes of foremost importance to assess the productivity of domestic health expenditure and to go beyond mortality indicators as they do not take into account the quality of life that is fundamental for societal wellbeing.
Source: Health Policy - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: < ![CDATA[Health Reform Monitor]] > Source Type: research