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Mexico; Experiences with Pro-Poor Expenditure Policies

Corbacho, Ana; Schwartz, Gerd - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

increase the efficiency of public spending. This paper reviews these initiatives and outlines some additional policy options. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248152

Is Asia Prepared for An Aging Population?

Heller, Peter S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

Many Asian countries (such as China, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines) will experience a significant aging of their populations during the next several decades. This paper explores how these aging Asian countries are addressing and anticipating the...

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Health Care and its Financing in Italy; Issues and Reform Options

Reviglio, Franco - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

In Italy, health care budget ceilings are not effective. The poor control by the central government results in excessive use of expensive inputs, in long waiting lines for medical procedures, and in the emergence of large arrears to suppliers and commercial banks. To fully gain the benefits of...

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U.S. Fiscal Policies and Priorities for Long-Run Sustainability

Mühleisen, Martin; Towe, Christopher M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper presents an overview of recent U.S. fiscal developments and discusses possible implications of the sharp turn around in the governmentâ€™s fiscal position. Against this back ground, it also reviews key policy challenges that will need to be addressed to cope with the mounting...

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What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy: A Primer

Hsiao, William C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need in situations where they must address issues concerning health sector policy and when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825737

Universal Health Care 101; Lessons for the Eastern Caribbean and Beyond

Tsounta, Evridiki - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

Despite the increasing interest in universal health care, little is known about the optimal way to finance, design, and implement it. This paper attempts to fill this gap by providing some general policy recommendations on this important issue. While most of the paper addresses the Eastern...

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The Macroeconomic Impact of Healthcare Financing Alternatives; Reform Options forhong Kong Sar

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

With much healthcare publicly funded, Hong Kong's rapidly aging population will significant raise fiscal pressure over coming decades. We ask what the implications are of meeting these costs by public funding, or private funding voluntarily or through mandates. Our simulations suggest that...

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The Macroeconomic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Botswana

Sgherri, Silvia; MacFarlan, Maitland - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper provides an overview of the potential macroeconomic effects of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, focusing on the key channels through which the pandemic is likely to affect the economic outlook and on the uncertainties involved. To estimate the impact of HIV/AIDS, a dual-economy equilibrium model...

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Education and Health in G7 Countries; Achieving Better Outcomes with Less Spending

Gunnarsson, Victoria; Carcillo, Stéphane; Verhoeven, Marijn - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

Enhancing the efficiency of education and health spending is a key policy challenge in G7 countries. The paper assesses … this efficiency and seeks to establish a link between differences in efficiency across countries and policy and … institutional factors. The findings suggest that reforms aimed at increasing efficiency need to take into account the nature and …

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How Does the Introduction of Health Insurance Change the Equity in the Health Care Provision in Bulgaria?

Markova, Nora - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

The study examines the effect of health care reform in Bulgaria in 1999 on the equity of health care financing. It explores the distribution of different types of health care financing by income. Furthermore, it separates the financial and social reasons for these differences, dividing them into...

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