Health Care Spending Structures in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Over the Years as Compared to Other EU Countries
After joining the European Union in 2004, the post-communist countries have dramatically changed their structure of expenditure for medical services. The cause of this is legislative and ownership changes in the new economy. The study analyzed the expenditure on medical services in the European Unio...
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| author | Walczak Renata Piekut Marlena Kludacz-Alessandri Magdalena Sloka Biruta Šimanskiene Ligita Paas Tiiu |
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| description | After joining the European Union in 2004, the post-communist countries have dramatically changed their structure of expenditure for medical services. The cause of this is legislative and ownership changes in the new economy. The study analyzed the expenditure on medical services in the European Union with a special focus on Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. The European Union countries were divided into clusters using different methods, that is, Ward’s, Two Step and Centroid Clustering. In the paper, the structure and changes in health expenses were presented according to the types of expenditures over the years 2004-2015. Countries were assigned to clusters based on three variables: medical products, appliances and equipment, outpatient services and hospital services. Variables were considered as a percentage of household budget. In Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, there is a clear increase in the outpatient services spending compared to the hospital services expenditure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c964f663b3b44d3a419dadf78e99e532022-12-21T21:49:19ZengSciendoFoundations of Management2300-56612018-04-01101455810.2478/fman-2018-0005fman-2018-0005Health Care Spending Structures in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Over the Years as Compared to Other EU CountriesWalczak Renata0Piekut Marlena1Kludacz-Alessandri Magdalena2Sloka Biruta3Šimanskiene Ligita4Paas Tiiu5Warsaw University of Technology, College of Economics and Social Sciences, Plock, PolandWarsaw University of Technology, College of Economics and Social Sciences, Plock, PolandWarsaw University of Technology, College of Economics and Social Sciences, Plock, PolandUniversity of Latvia, Riga, LatviaKlaipeda University, Klaipeda, LithuaniaTartu University, Tartu, EstoniaAfter joining the European Union in 2004, the post-communist countries have dramatically changed their structure of expenditure for medical services. The cause of this is legislative and ownership changes in the new economy. The study analyzed the expenditure on medical services in the European Union with a special focus on Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. The European Union countries were divided into clusters using different methods, that is, Ward’s, Two Step and Centroid Clustering. In the paper, the structure and changes in health expenses were presented according to the types of expenditures over the years 2004-2015. Countries were assigned to clusters based on three variables: medical products, appliances and equipment, outpatient services and hospital services. Variables were considered as a percentage of household budget. In Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, there is a clear increase in the outpatient services spending compared to the hospital services expenditure.https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2018-0005consumptionhouseholdshealthstructure of expenditures |
| spellingShingle | Walczak Renata Piekut Marlena Kludacz-Alessandri Magdalena Sloka Biruta Šimanskiene Ligita Paas Tiiu Health Care Spending Structures in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Over the Years as Compared to Other EU Countries Foundations of Management consumption households health structure of expenditures |
| title | Health Care Spending Structures in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Over the Years as Compared to Other EU Countries |
| title_full | Health Care Spending Structures in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Over the Years as Compared to Other EU Countries |
| title_fullStr | Health Care Spending Structures in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Over the Years as Compared to Other EU Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health Care Spending Structures in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Over the Years as Compared to Other EU Countries |
| title_short | Health Care Spending Structures in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Over the Years as Compared to Other EU Countries |
| title_sort | health care spending structures in poland latvia lithuania and estonia over the years as compared to other eu countries |
| topic | consumption households health structure of expenditures |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2018-0005 |
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