PubMed · 1989 · 102 citations · 2 references
Public AffairsHealth PolicyHealth SystemsHealth Care FinancingHealth EconomicsHealthcare EconomicsHealth Care CostsHealth Care Expenditure AnalysisHealth Care UtilizationHealth ExpenditureHealth Services UtilizationHealthcare UtilizationHealth Care EconomicsHealth Care Spending PatternsHealth Expenditure GrowthHealth Services PolicyHealthcare Expenditure AnalysisInternational Economic CooperationPer Capita Health ExpenditurePublic Health Expenditure
Health care expenditure and utilization trends in the 24 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries are provided and analyzed in terms of trends in price, population, and volume-intensity. The United States spends more on health than other countries, both in absolute dollar terms and relative to gross domestic product. Moreover, the gap appears to have grown in recent years. Although international comparisons are difficult for a number of reasons outlined in the article, they can be useful in focusing efforts to understand what the United States is getting for its one-half trillion dollar expenditure on health services.
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