The Dynamic Relationship of Total Health Expenditure and Economic Growth
10.7664/CHE20140716
- VernacularTitle:我国卫生总费用与经济增长的动态关系
- Author:
Yang YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
total health expenditure;
economic growth;
structural change;
financing structure
- From:
Chinese Health Economics
2014;(7):54-56
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To study the dynamic relationship of total health expenditure and economic growth so as to provide references for designing health economic policies. Methods: Using the regression models with multiple structural changes to estimate the structural change point of model parameter. Results: Compared to the elastic coefficient of economic growth, the total health expenditure and social health expenditure remained stably, the elasticity coefficient of government spending on health increased after decreased while elastic coefficient of personal spending health costs decreased after increased. Conclusion:In the early years of 1990s, the responsibility of government in health care financing funding weakened, which led to the increasing personal expenses. The situation began to reverse since 2004.
