Imports of health care services as share of health expenditure, 2012 and annual growth rate in real terms, 2007-12 (or nearest year)

2014 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Health Expenditure ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Annual Growth ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Care Services

scholarly journals Health Care in INDIA: Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
T D Babu ◽  
G Jayabal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Indian Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Liberalization, Privatization and Globalisation has brought about worldwide growth of the service sector including health. The Indian health care industry has grown at 17% annual growth rate. This can be attributed to the affherent class and middle class expecting Health Care services of higher quality. This paper analysesthe challenges and opportunities on one hand and presents strategies to overcome the deficiences so as to meet both domestic and global need

scholarly journals Private health care sector in Croatia

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 619-639
Author(s):  
Nevenka Kovač ◽  
Šime Smolić
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Care Sector ◽  
Health Economy ◽  
Insurance Fund ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Starting Point

This paper investigates the trends in business activity of the private health care sector in Croatia from 2011 to 2018. Databases of Croatian provider of financial and electronic services - Financial Agency (FINA) - have been employed to explore key performance indicators of private health care sector companies, in particular trends in total employment, business revenues and operating profits. In addition, the most important features of voluntary health insurance (VHI) provided by private health insurance companies and the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (HZZO) have been presented. Furthermore, this paper provides both a relevant analysis of the private health care sector as well as private spending on health care in Croatia. The results indicate that users of health care services are willing to pay more to gain faster access and higher quality services. In 2018, expenditures for private health care services reached almost HRK 5 billion. Nearly 60% were out-of-pocket (OOP) payments and 40% were paid through the VHI. Despite the persistent recession, the private health care sector in Croatia experienced an average annual growth rate of 10% in the analysed period. More recently, the trend of introduction of more complex services within private providers can be observed indicating the rise in investments, and competitiveness. In conclusion, private health care sector’s presence in Croatia is a reality that should be addressed adequately. Original findings in this paper might serve as starting point for future discussions regarding the private health care sector role in the overall health care system financing. The paper brings a deeper insight into Croatian private health care sector market using original and most recent microdata thus shedding the light on important part of our health economy. Nevertheless, paper has certain limitations that are mainly reflected in relatively narrow set of indicators used in private health care sector business analysis. This though might be addressed properly in future research.

scholarly journals A comparative study of healthcare and placement needs among older forensic patients in a high secure versus medium/low secure hospital setting

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 847-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kavita Das ◽  
Kevin Murray ◽  
Rick Driscoll ◽  
S Rao Nimmagadda
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Older People ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Forensic Patients ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions

It is predicted that there will be a significant growth in the population aged over 65 years in the U.K., from 15.9% in 2000 to 23.3% in 2050, with the fastest growth rate being among the oldest old (United Nations, 2005). In line with such growth, there will be a commensurate increase in the population of older people suffering from psychiatric conditions. This will lead to a demand for increased health care services and the need for reorganization and prioritization of resources channeled into health care for this group.

scholarly journals Does Disability Increase Households’ Health Financial Risk: Evidence From The Uganda Demographic and Health Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilfried GUETS ◽  
Deepak Kumar Kumar Behera
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Health Expenditure ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Demographic And Health Survey ◽  
The Public ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Low Middle Income Countries

Abstract Background: In the last few years, there has been a worldwide commitment to protect the vulnerable individuals from higher financial risk through out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenditure and provide a platform for universal access to healthcare through a pre-payment insurance mechanism. In a developing country like Uganda, OOP spending represents a significant component of health expenditure. Financial risk protection strategy for the vulnerable is always a debatable issue in these economies. Therefore, this study examines the influence of disability and socio-demographic factors on households’ health financial risks in Uganda.Methods: We used cross-sectional, nationally representative data from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) collected in 2016 by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) in Uganda. We measured Financial risk (households’ health expenditure) by money paid for health care services. We estimated the “probit” model to investigate the effect of disability on health financial risk.Results: A total of 19,305 households were included in this study. Almost 33% of households paid money for health care services access, among which 32% paid through out-of-pocket. Almost 41% of household heads were affected by disability. The majority (73%) of families went to the public sector for health care services. The mean age was 45 years (SD±15). We find that disability significantly increases the probability of household financial risk (p < 0.01). The private sector’s choice for health care services is likely to increase the financial risk compared to the public sector (p < 0.01). The wealthier the household was, the more money paid for health service was (p < 0.01).Conclusion: Our results indicated that disability and household socio-demographic characteristics were associated with health financial risk in Uganda. Identifying families with disability and experiencing difficult living conditions constitute an entry point for health authorities to enhance health coverage progress in low – middle-income countries.JEL Classification: J14; I14; J1; I32; J71; C83

scholarly journals Does disability increase households’ health financial risk: evidence from the Uganda demographic and health survey

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilfried Guets ◽  
Deepak Kumar Behera
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Health Expenditure ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Demographic And Health Survey ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
The Public ◽  
Care Services

Abstract Background In the last few years, there has been a worldwide commitment to protect the vulnerable individuals from higher financial risk through out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenditure. This study examines the influence of disability and socio-demographic factors on households’ health financial risks in Uganda. Methods We used nationally representative cross-sectional data from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) collected in 2016 by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) in Uganda. We measured financial risk (households’ health expenditure) by money paid for health care services. We estimated the “probit” model to investigate the effect of disability on health financial risk. Results A total of 19,305 households were included in this study. Almost 32% of households paid money for health care services access, among which 32% paid through out-of-pocket. Almost 41% of household heads were affected by disability. The majority (73%) of families went to the public sector for health care services. The mean age was 45 years (SD ± 15). We find that disability is significantly associated with the household financial risk (p < 0.01). The private sector’s choice for health care services is likely to positively affect the financial risk compared to the public sector (p < 0.01). The wealthier the household was, the more money paid for health service was (p < 0.01). Conclusion Our results indicated that disability and household socio-demographic characteristics were associated with health financial risk in Uganda. Identifying families with disability and experiencing difficult living conditions constitute an entry point for health authorities to enhance health coverage progress in low and middle-income countries.

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