Medscape November 29, 2022
Economic growth, mortality, and healthcare spending appear to influence each other, according to the authors of a new study in which they analyzed data from more than two dozen high-income countries.
Notably, the mortality rate has a negative effect on current healthcare expenditure, while an increase in gross domestic product (GDP) is associated with an increase in current health expenditure.
“There is now a lot of scientific literature supporting the importance of health expenditure as an overall economic multiplier,” study author Davide Golinelli, MD, PhD, a research fellow in epidemiology and health policy at the University of Bologna, in Italy, told Medscape Medical News.
“Our findings reinforce the available evidence and suggest paying close attention to investments in health, both...
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