Heller, Peter S.
What Should Macroeconomists Know about Health Care Policy? Peter S Heller. [electronic resource] / Peter S Heller. - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. - 1 online resource (101 p.) - IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 07/13 . - IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 07/13 .
This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need to address issues concerning health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to any strategy of poverty reduction. The primer highlights the appropriate roles for the state and market in health care financing and provision. It also suggests situations in which macroeconomists should engage health sector specialists in policy formulation exercises. Finally, it reviews the different health policy issues that confront countries at alternative stages of economic development and the range of appropriate policy options.
1451865775 : 18.00 USD
1018-5941
10.5089/9781451865776.001 doi
Analysis of Health Care Markets
Government Expenditure
Health Economics
Health Expenditure
Health Policy
Health Sector
China, People's Republic of
Sri Lanka
What Should Macroeconomists Know about Health Care Policy? Peter S Heller. [electronic resource] / Peter S Heller. - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. - 1 online resource (101 p.) - IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 07/13 . - IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 07/13 .
This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need to address issues concerning health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to any strategy of poverty reduction. The primer highlights the appropriate roles for the state and market in health care financing and provision. It also suggests situations in which macroeconomists should engage health sector specialists in policy formulation exercises. Finally, it reviews the different health policy issues that confront countries at alternative stages of economic development and the range of appropriate policy options.
1451865775 : 18.00 USD
1018-5941
10.5089/9781451865776.001 doi
Analysis of Health Care Markets
Government Expenditure
Health Economics
Health Expenditure
Health Policy
Health Sector
China, People's Republic of
Sri Lanka