Variations in non-prescription drug consumption and expenditure: Determinants and policy implications

Cross-national variations in health care expenditure and its growth rate are some of the key aspects investigated in the literature through international (macro studies), interregional (meso studies) and local (micro studies) comparisons. A further element profiled in the literature is patient behavior in terms of healthcare resource use (e.g., distribution of costs per age, gender, etc.) [1].

Source: Health Policy - February 3, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Monica Otto, Patrizio Armeni, Claudio Jommi Source Type: research