What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy?

103 Pages Posted: 29 Jan 2007

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Peter Heller

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Date Written: Janurary 2007

Abstract

This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need to address issues concerning health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to any strategy of poverty reduction. The primer highlights the appropriate roles for the state and market in health care financing and provision. It also suggests situations in which macroeconomists should engage health sector specialists in policy formulation exercises. Finally, it reviews the different health policy issues that confront countries at alternative stages of economic development and the range of appropriate policy options.

JEL Classification: H51, I11, I18

Suggested Citation

Heller, Peter, What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy? (Janurary 2007). IMF Working Paper No. 07/13, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=959760

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