Effective healthcare cost-containment policies: A systematic review

Stadhouders, Niek; Margareth Kruse, Florien; A.C. Tanke, Marit; Koolman, Xander; Jeurissen, Patrick

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.10.015

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Effective healthcare cost-containment policies: A systematic review

Published in Health Policy • Nov 2, 2018

Authors:

Niek Stadhouders

Florien Margareth Kruse

Marit A.C. Tanke

Abstract

Unsustainable growth in healthcare expenditure demands effective cost-containment policies. We review policy effectiveness using total payer expenditure as primary outcome measure. We included all OECD member states from 1970 onward. After a rigorous quality appraisal, we included 43 original studie...

Subject

Health care

Public economics

Business

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