Efficiency estimates of health care systems

Abstract:
Health care spending has been rising faster than national income throughout the EU for decades and is projected to continue doing so as a result of population ageing. However, this paper estimates that there is substantial scope to improve the efficiency of Europe's health care systems and that this could halt the rise in health care expenditure as a proportion of GDP over the long term.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs: European Economy: Economic Papers No. 549, June 2015: Efficiency estimates of health care systems http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/economic_paper/2015/ecp549_en.htm

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