Relationship analysis between health expenditure and GDP based on health outcomes
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2016.07.011
- VernacularTitle:基于健康产出的卫生总费用与GDP的关系研究
- Author:
Xiaowei MAN
;
Yan JIANG
;
Liying ZHAO
;
Yiqiao WANG
;
Baolin HONG
;
Xuan ZHAO
;
Wei CHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Total health expenditure;
GDP;
Health outcome
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2016;9(7):66-73
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To put forward some suggestions for the national health development in the filed of health expenditure indicators .Methods:Two health expenditure indicators and four health outcomes indicators were chosen from WB and WHO official websites , and researches on the relationship between health expenditure and outcomes were conducted .We put forward proposed value of the health cost indicator .Results: With different levels of GDP per capita , the scatter diagram of health expenditure and GDP per capita had different rules .When health outcomes were taken into consideration , the rules were the same .When GDP per capita was at different level , better health outcomes were not related to higher health expenditure .Input-output ratio should be taken into consideration fully . Suggestions:The study should be dynamic as GDP develops .More factors can be added in the research , if the data of the factors is available .In this study , the GDP per capita was divided into 4 sections .The division standard of the GDP per capita can be more delicate .What is more important for the development of health expenditure is not contin-uing input , but better input-output ratio because of diminishing of marginal returns .One set of standards cannot be a-dapted to all countries and districts .We should give full consideration to the improvement of people's health instead of increasing input because the ultimate goal is the former .
