Μελέτη των δαπανών υγείας στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση κατά την περίοδο 2005 - 2014
Study of health expenditure in the European Union during 2005 - 2014
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Δαπάνες υγείας ; Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση ; Σύστημα υγείας ; Health expenditures ; Health system ; European Union ; Συστήματα Λογαριασμών Υγείας (ΣΛΥ) ; System Health Accounts (SHA)Abstract
Summarizing this Thesis, it is observed that the growth of the economy as expressed in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is an important factor to determine the level of health expenditure in a nation. Economies with a high GDP growth rate are more likely to spend more for improving their health systems. At the same time, it is observed that the level of private health expenditure is rising, especially after 2008 when the global financial crisis came into effect. Therefore, this Thesis studies the trend of health expenditure in the European Union for the period 2005 – 2014.
After an introduction to health system and health expenditure, the Thesis explains the classification of health expenditure based on the System of Health Accounts (SHA) and analyzes mainstream health indicators. Then, an extended presentation of related literature review follows, whereas the secondary data which refer to health expenditure in the European Union during 2005 – 2014 are extensively analyzed. There are also secondary data related to health expenditure for the period 1990 – 2010, which serve as the basis for reflecting the uptrend pattern of the health expenditure in the developed economies. The repercussions of the global economic crisis on health measurements are also presented.
The Thesis concludes that although different in their structure, the health systems in the EU are using a mix of funding sources. However, the developed economies have high percentages of public health expenditure compared to the total health expenditure in the EU, while emerging economies are following at a steady growth rate in spite of the financial crisis.
Postgraduate Studies Programme
Οικονομικά και Διοίκηση της ΥγείαςDepartment
Σχολή Οικονομικών, Επιχειρηματικών και Διεθνών Σπουδών. Τμήμα Οικονομικής ΕπιστήμηςNumber of pages
102Language
GreekCollections
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