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Global budgeting in the OECD countries
Health Care Financing Review
|January 3, 1994
Summary
Global budgeting is used by many Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries to manage healthcare costs. Research into these cost-containment tools is increasingly important for the United States.
Area of Science:
- Health Economics
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- Global budgeting is a common strategy in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries for controlling healthcare expenditures.
- The United States has not broadly adopted global budgets, but healthcare reform necessitates research into such cost-containment methods.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the implementation and effectiveness of global budgeting in OECD countries.
- To inform potential applications of global budgeting in the United States healthcare system.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of global budgeting systems across different OECD countries.
- Review of existing literature on the structure, process, and outcomes of national healthcare expenditure controls.
Main Results:
- Global budgeting strategies and their effectiveness vary significantly among OECD nations.
- Unique national social welfare systems influence the design and success of global budget models.
Conclusions:
- The heterogeneity of global budgeting systems highlights the importance of context-specific implementation.
- Understanding international models can guide future US healthcare cost-containment strategies.