The measurement of the impact of technology as a driver of health care expenditure is complex since technological … effects are closely interlinked with other determinants such as income and the composition and health status of a population …. Furthermore, the impact of the supply of advances in technology on health expenditure cannot be considered in isolation from …

In response to observed growing inequalities in income and other dimensions of well-being, including health, the OECD … different socioeconomic groups. This paper links health to the overall inclusive growth agenda. It assesses the two …-way relationship between health and socioeconomic factors. An empirical health production function is specified, using data from 35 …

ways to understand their health options and take more control over their health decisions. But this is not an easy task …. Professionals continue to use medical jargon, drug instructions are not always clear, and health information in clinical settings … democratising access to health information, providing new ways to improve health knowledge and support self care. Nonetheless, when …

This paper reports on trends in life expectancy in the 28 EU countries and some other high-income OECD countries, and … several EU countries and Australia and Canada since 2011. Diseases of older ages are major contributors to the slowdown …, continue to decline in most EU countries, the prevalence of obesity and diabetes continues to rise. Adverse trends in …