Decision making in drug reimbursement
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Life expectancy is increasing in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development \n(OECD) countries. Simultaneously, however, many countries have experienced \nrising health care expenditure, albeit at a reduced rate during the last years due to the \nglobal economic recession. For instance, health care expenditure in The Netherlands \nhas increased from 6.5 billion to 46.9 billion and 94.2 billion euro in 1972, 2000 and 2013, \nrespectively.4 More apprehensively, not only absolute expenditure but also the relative \nshare of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) spent on health care has increased across OECD \ncountries. For example, the Dutch share of GDP spent on health care increased from \n8.7%, to 11.2%, and 15.6% in 1972, 2000, and 2013, respectively.
Author: Margreet G. Franken
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1513251565