Health-care spending has only a modest effect on lifespan and premature death
- Written by Chris Doucouliagos, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Deakin Business School and Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
A new analysis found spending on health doesn't have a big effect on whether people die prematurely. from www.shutterstock.com.auA new analysis has found spending more on health care has little impact on improving key health outcomes. It found that a 10% increase in health-care spending reduces the number of deaths by only 1.3%, and increases life...
