Fiscal Policy for Health Policy Makers

Fiscal Policy for Health Policy Makers

This paper summarizes the basic principles that should form the basis of fiscal policy. These principles encompass decisions on the functions of government, its spending, and the financing of its spending that affect economic growth, employment, in...

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Main Author: Gillingham, Robert
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC WELFARE
EMPLOYMENT
FISCAL POLICY
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
INFLATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19487496/fiscal-policy-health-policy-makers
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18638
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spelling okr-10986-186382021-04-23T14:03:48Z Fiscal Policy for Health Policy Makers Gillingham, Robert ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC WELFARE EMPLOYMENT FISCAL POLICY GOVERNMENT SPENDING INFLATION This paper summarizes the basic principles that should form the basis of fiscal policy. These principles encompass decisions on the functions of government, its spending, and the financing of its spending that affect economic growth, employment, inflation, and economic welfare. Although the principles are broadly applicable, it is especially important that health policy makers understand them. Ensuring access to health care is one of society's, and therefore the government's, most important goals. In meeting this goal, policy makers must be cognizant of fiscal realities; what they can reasonably expect government to achieve in the health sector and at what cost. Resources are limited, and many valuable programs in both the private and public sectors vie for them. Allocating these resources efficiently is of paramount importance, with implications for what the government does and how it finances its activities. The absolute level and share of government resources allocated to the health sector will depend on a variety of factors, but the bottom line is that health programs must compete with other government programs for scarce resources to ensure that these resources are put to their best use. 2014-06-12T18:29:28Z 2014-06-12T18:29:28Z 2014-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19487496/fiscal-policy-health-policy-makers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18638 English en_US Health, Nutrition, and Population (HNP) discussion paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC WELFARE
EMPLOYMENT
FISCAL POLICY
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
INFLATION
spellingShingle ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC WELFARE
EMPLOYMENT
FISCAL POLICY
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
INFLATION
Gillingham, Robert
Fiscal Policy for Health Policy Makers
relation Health, Nutrition, and Population (HNP) discussion paper;
description This paper summarizes the basic principles that should form the basis of fiscal policy. These principles encompass decisions on the functions of government, its spending, and the financing of its spending that affect economic growth, employment, inflation, and economic welfare. Although the principles are broadly applicable, it is especially important that health policy makers understand them. Ensuring access to health care is one of society's, and therefore the government's, most important goals. In meeting this goal, policy makers must be cognizant of fiscal realities; what they can reasonably expect government to achieve in the health sector and at what cost. Resources are limited, and many valuable programs in both the private and public sectors vie for them. Allocating these resources efficiently is of paramount importance, with implications for what the government does and how it finances its activities. The absolute level and share of government resources allocated to the health sector will depend on a variety of factors, but the bottom line is that health programs must compete with other government programs for scarce resources to ensure that these resources are put to their best use.
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author Gillingham, Robert
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title Fiscal Policy for Health Policy Makers
title_short Fiscal Policy for Health Policy Makers
title_full Fiscal Policy for Health Policy Makers
title_fullStr Fiscal Policy for Health Policy Makers
title_full_unstemmed Fiscal Policy for Health Policy Makers
title_sort fiscal policy for health policy makers
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19487496/fiscal-policy-health-policy-makers
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18638
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