The Analysis of Health Expenditure Determinates in Selected Asian Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-71
Author(s):  
Jain Yassin
Keyword(s):  
Health Expenditure ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
National Development ◽  
Environmental Externalities ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Particulate Matter Concentration ◽  
Capita Health Expenditure ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Matter Concentration

This study examines the effect of environmental externalities on health expenditure, and identifies the determinants of health expenditure in a panel of 35 Asian countries for the period of 1995-2010. The study uses static panel data analysis. The results suggest that carbon monoxide emissions and particulate matter concentration (PM10) have a positive relationship with per capita health expenditure. Evidence also suggests that a change in health expenditure per capita in Asian countries is mainly explained by the change in population aged more than 65 years and above and country’s income affect the health expenditure allocation. The finding of this paper have important implication on the Asian countries policymakers in archiving the sustainability of national development especially on health related expenditure

A Study of Out-of-pocket Health Expenditures

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imlak Shaikh ◽  
Shabda Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Health Expenditure ◽  
Health Care Expenditure ◽  
Health Care Expenditures ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Household Expenditures ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Capita Health Expenditure ◽  
Per Capita

The aim of this study is to analyze health care expenditures in seven South Asian countries, namely, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal. The data are taken for 19 years from 1995 to 2013. We specifically examine the out-of-pocket health care expenditure in these countries. Per capita health expenditure differences have been compared. We also develop regression model for out-of-pocket expenditure with the factors affecting it, that is, per capita health expenditure, household final consumption expenditure and public health expenditure. Logarithm values of out-of-pocket expenditure have also been used to develop a separate log model for the same. The results suggest that Maldives has the highest per capita health expenditure, while out-of-pocket health expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure on health is the highest for India. The key determinant of out-of-pocket expenditures is the final household expenditures as the percentage of GDP.

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