Macro-Fiscal Implications of Health Care Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies

Policy Papers, December 30, 2010

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Provides an analysis of developments in public health spending over the past 40 years.
Presents projections of public health spending for 50 advanced and emerging countries over 2011–50.
Quantifies the effects of specific health reforms on the growth of public health spending in advanced economies by drawing on a range of analytical approaches, including country case studies.
Examines the challenges facing emerging economies as they seek to expand coverage of health care in a fiscally sustainable manner.

Historical analysis: public health spending trends analyzed across a 40-year period.
Long-run projections: public health spending projected for 50 advanced and emerging countries over 2011–50.
Reform impact quantification: effects of specific health reforms on the growth of public health spending in advanced economies quantified using multiple analytical approaches and country case studies.
Emerging-economy focus: assessment of fiscal sustainability challenges associated with expanding health coverage in emerging economies.

Fiscal implications of health care reform in advanced economies, including quantification of reform-driven spending growth.
Trade-offs and constraints for emerging markets aiming to expand coverage while maintaining fiscal sustainability.
Use of country case studies to inform policy design and estimate reform impacts.

Publication date: December 30, 2010.
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