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What Should Macroeconomists Know about Health Care Policy?
Author:
Mr. Peter S. Heller
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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2007: Issue 013
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Jan 2007
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451865776.001
ISBN:
9781451865776
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
101
Keywords:
WP; health system; expenditure inflation; health sector; health status; health expenditure; health practitioner
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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.
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