This paper studies the effects that pharmaceutical expenditure and other medical non-durables has on health out¬comes, such as mortality and life expectancy. Some recent research is focused on the study of public expenditure in health and the correlation with positive health indicators, and...

This study is devoted to assessing the interdependencies between health, education and wealth at the aggregate regional level of South Mediterranean Countries (SMC) for the purpose of strengthening transversal economic and social policies. It looks first, to the major contributions of the...

The need to understand inequalities in health cannot be limited to the study of differences in healthcare based upon income. One must consider the other elements of social status. Studying of these elements allow a better understanding of the difficulties in daily living which the poorest must...

Obesity is an health problem that affects to an important sector of Spanish population. This paper analyses the association between obesity and diverse socioeconomic characteristics such as gender, age, education level, income, labour status, etc. Empirical results are based on probit models and...

The increasing number of people with some disabilities in our country has motivated a growing interest in the study of their situation from an economic and social point of view. The objective of this paper is to analyze the socio-economic characteristics of people with disabilities paying...

A group purchasing organization (GPO) is an intermediary in the supply chain for pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. Hospitals and clinics join GPOs in order to aggregate purchases and thereby extract lower prices from suppliers. In the United States, GPOs currently account for more than $25...

El trabajo analiza las principales características de los modelos de descentralización sanitaria en Europa prestando especial atención a los determinantes de resultados en salud y gasto. Con datos de la OECD Healht Data, se propone un modelo de panel explicativo de su comportamiento y...

The main objective is the evaluation of the economic impact of anxiety-related direct and indirect costs in Spain for the year 2002. Direct medical costs (hospitalization costs, costs associated with outpatient consultations, and drugs) and indirect costs (premature death, temporary disability,...