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Future trends in health care expenditure: A modelling framework for cross-country forecasts

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  • Alberto Marino

    (OECD)

  • David Morgan

    (OECD)

  • Luca Lorenzoni

    (OECD)

  • Chris James

    (OECD)

Abstract

Across the OECD, healthcare spending has typically outpaced economic growth in recent decades. While such spending has improved health outcomes, there are concerns about the financial sustainability of this upward trend, particularly as healthcare systems are predominantly funded from public resources in most OECD countries. To better explore this financial sustainability challenge, many countries and international institutions have developed forecasting models to project growth in future healthcare expenditure.Despite methodological differences between forecasting approaches, a common set of healthcare spending drivers can be identified. Demographic factors, rising incomes, technological progress, productivity in the healthcare sector compared to the general economy (Baumol’s cost disease) and associated healthcare policies have all been shown to be key determinants of healthcare spending.

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  • Alberto Marino & David Morgan & Luca Lorenzoni & Chris James, 2017. "Future trends in health care expenditure: A modelling framework for cross-country forecasts," OECD Health Working Papers 95, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:elsaad:95-en
    DOI: 10.1787/247995bb-en
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    JEL classification:

    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts

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