Cost-effective outlays for better health outcomes.
The marginal return on health expenditure in high-income countries is low, whereas that in low-income countries is comparatively high. However, there is no clear evidence that higher health expenditure is the most cost-effective way of improving health in low-income countries; consideration should be given to the alternative of raising educational levels.
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Department of Health Management, Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
D000328:Adult; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003906:Developing Countries; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008017:Life Expectancy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care