Government health expenditures and health outcomes

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farasat A. S. Bokhari ◽  
Yunwei Gai ◽  
Pablo Gottret
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Expenditures ◽  
Government Health

Government Health Expenditures and Health Outcomes

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farasat A. S. Bokhari ◽  
Yunwei Gai ◽  
Pablo Gottret
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Expenditures ◽  
Government Health

scholarly journals Public Health Expenditures and Health Outcomes: New Evidence from Ghana

Economies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micheal Kofi Boachie ◽  
K. Ramu ◽  
Tatjana Põlajeva
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Health Expenditure ◽  
Government Intervention ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health Expenditures ◽  
Public Health Expenditure ◽  
Life Expectancy At Birth ◽  
The Cost

The effect of government spending on population’s health has received attention over the past decades. This study re-examines the link between government health expenditures and health outcomes to establish whether government intervention in the health sector improves outcomes. The study uses annual data for the period 1980–2014 on Ghana. The ordinary least squares (OLS) and the two-stage least squares (2SLS) estimators are employed for analyses; the regression estimates are then used to conduct cost-effectiveness analysis. The results show that, aside from income, public health expenditure contributed to the improvements in health outcomes in Ghana for the period. We find that, overall, increasing public health expenditure by 10% averts 0.102–4.4 infant and under-five deaths in every 1000 live births while increasing life expectancy at birth by 0.77–47 days in a year. For each health outcome indicator, the effect of income dominates that of public spending. The cost per childhood mortality averted ranged from US$0.20 to US$16, whereas the cost per extra life year gained ranged from US$7 to US$593.33 (2005 US$) during the period. Although the health effect of income outweighs that of public health spending, high (and rising) income inequality makes government intervention necessary. In this respect, development policy should consider raising health sector investment inter alia to improve health conditions.

scholarly journals Health Expenditures and Health Outcomes in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
Damiano Kulundu Manda ◽  
Mercy G. Mugo ◽  
James Murunga
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Expenditures

EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT HEALTH EXPENDITURES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF HEALTH SECTOR IN NIGERIA (1979-2017). AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-102
Author(s):  
Panan Danladi Gwaison ◽  
Livinus Nkuri Maimako
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Health Expenditure ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
Health Expenditures ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Government Health

Health is a very important aspect of an individual’s wellbeing, and since individuals make a nation, therefore, healthcare expenditure could be regarded as one of the necessary conditions to achieving a sustainable long-term economic development. This study examined the effects of government health expenditures on the performance of health Sector in Nigeria. The study employed expo facto research design. The annual time series data from 1979 to 2017 was used in this study from Statistical Bulletin of the Central Bank of Nigeria and World Development Indicators, 2018. The pre estimation test like the descriptive statistics, Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) unit root test Johensen cointegration test and Error correction model test. The OLS estimation technique was used to determine the coefficient of the variables and test the four hypothesis. The results indicated that government total health expenditures, capital health expenditure and recurrent health expenditures are positively related to the performance of health sector proxy by life expectancy rate and statistically insignificant. However capital health expenditure was statistically significant to life expectancy. The study recommends that more emphasis should be placed on the capital expenditures on health as this will facilitate rapid development of the sector and adequate Machinery should be put in place by all sectors of government to arrest corruption and penalize those who divert and embezzle public health fund among other recommendations were made.

Estimation of Government Health Expenditures in Iran During 2006 to 2011, Using Panel Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-97
Author(s):  
Ramin Ravangrad ◽  
Rouhollah Shahnazi ◽  
Fereshteh Karimi ◽  
Abdosaleh Jafari ◽  
Nasrin Shokrpour
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Health Expenditures ◽  
Government Health

scholarly journals Infant Mortality in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Does Government Health Spending Matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-73
Author(s):  
Micheal Kofi Boachie ◽  
Tatjana Põlajeva ◽  
Albert Opoku Frimpong
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Expenditure ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health Spending ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Government Health ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

The issue of whether government health spending improves health outcomes has been a matter of contention over the years. There have been calls for governments to reduce their financing role in the health sector since such funding do not produce better health. This article examines the effect of public (i.e., government) health expenditure on infant mortality, a proxy of health outcomes, in low- and middle-income countries. We use data from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators database and employ fixed effects estimation technique, with three-stage least squares as a robustness check. The data cover the period 1995–2014. We find that public health expenditure improves health outcomes significantly, as it reduces infant mortality. The results further show that rising income and access to safe water are some of the reasons for improved health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Based on these results and the expected redistributive impact of government spending, governments in low- and middle-income countries may consider increasing health spending for better healthcare systems and improved health.

scholarly journals Convergence in per capita health expenditures and health outcomes in the OECD countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (30) ◽  
pp. 3909-3920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterini Panopoulou ◽  
Theologos Pantelidis
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Expenditures ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Per Capita
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