What can the U.S. learn from national health accounting elsewhere?
The United States is typically seen as an outlier in health spending when compared with other advanced nations. Recent improvements in health accounting in lower- and middle-income countries suggest some common features with the high and pluralistic spending in the United States. The author discusses recent developments and findings in health accounting outside the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and their relevance for the United States. He argues that we should expect more fruitful exchanges in the future.
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International Health Systems Group, Harvard School of Public Health, USA. pberman@hsph.harvard.edu
D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods*; D002201:Capital Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D019049:Developed Countries / Q000191:economics; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D012935:Social Justice; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States