An empirical study on the determinants of health care expenses in emerging economies
Abstract Background Emerging countries continue to suffer gravely from insufficient healthcare funding, which adversely affects access to quality healthcare and ultimately the health status of citizens. By using panel data from the World Development Indicators, the study examined the determinants of...
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| author | Lulin Zhou Sabina Ampon-Wireko Henry Asante Antwi Xinglong Xu Muhammad Salman Maxwell Opuni Antwi Tordzro Mary Norvienyo Afua |
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| description | Abstract Background Emerging countries continue to suffer gravely from insufficient healthcare funding, which adversely affects access to quality healthcare and ultimately the health status of citizens. By using panel data from the World Development Indicators, the study examined the determinants of health care expenditure among twenty-two (22) emerging countries from the year 2000 to 2018. Methods The study employed cross-section dependence and homogeneity tests to confirm cross-sectional dependence and to deal with homogeneity issues. The Quantile regression technique is employed to test for the relationship between private and public health care expenses and its determinants. The Pooled mean group causality test is used to examine the causal connections among the variables. Results The outcome of the quantile regression test revealed that economic growth and aging population could induce healthcare costs in emerging countries. However, the impact of industrialization, agricultural activities, and technological advancement on health expenses are found to be noticeably heterogeneous at the various quantile levels. Unidirectional causality was found between industrialization and public health expenses; whereas two-way causal influence was reveled amongst public health expenditure and GDP per capita; public health expenditure and agricultural activities. Conclusion It is therefore suggested that effective and integrated strategies should be considered by industries and agricultural sectors to help reduce preventable diseases that will ultimately reduce healthcare costs among the emerging countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc479909634c43ea8e8ca87ff145d84c2022-12-22T00:22:34ZengBMCBMC Health Services Research1472-69632020-08-0120111610.1186/s12913-020-05414-zAn empirical study on the determinants of health care expenses in emerging economiesLulin Zhou0Sabina Ampon-Wireko1Henry Asante Antwi2Xinglong Xu3Muhammad Salman4Maxwell Opuni Antwi5Tordzro Mary Norvienyo Afua6School of Management, Jiangsu UniversitySchool of Management, Jiangsu UniversitySchool of Management, Jiangsu UniversitySchool of Management, Jiangsu UniversitySchool of Management, Jiangsu UniversitySchool of Management, Jiangsu UniversitySchool of Management, Jiangsu UniversityAbstract Background Emerging countries continue to suffer gravely from insufficient healthcare funding, which adversely affects access to quality healthcare and ultimately the health status of citizens. By using panel data from the World Development Indicators, the study examined the determinants of health care expenditure among twenty-two (22) emerging countries from the year 2000 to 2018. Methods The study employed cross-section dependence and homogeneity tests to confirm cross-sectional dependence and to deal with homogeneity issues. The Quantile regression technique is employed to test for the relationship between private and public health care expenses and its determinants. The Pooled mean group causality test is used to examine the causal connections among the variables. Results The outcome of the quantile regression test revealed that economic growth and aging population could induce healthcare costs in emerging countries. However, the impact of industrialization, agricultural activities, and technological advancement on health expenses are found to be noticeably heterogeneous at the various quantile levels. Unidirectional causality was found between industrialization and public health expenses; whereas two-way causal influence was reveled amongst public health expenditure and GDP per capita; public health expenditure and agricultural activities. Conclusion It is therefore suggested that effective and integrated strategies should be considered by industries and agricultural sectors to help reduce preventable diseases that will ultimately reduce healthcare costs among the emerging countries.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05414-zHealth care expenditureIndustrializationAgricultural activitiesEconomic growthQuantile regression |
| spellingShingle | Lulin Zhou Sabina Ampon-Wireko Henry Asante Antwi Xinglong Xu Muhammad Salman Maxwell Opuni Antwi Tordzro Mary Norvienyo Afua An empirical study on the determinants of health care expenses in emerging economies BMC Health Services Research Health care expenditure Industrialization Agricultural activities Economic growth Quantile regression |
| title | An empirical study on the determinants of health care expenses in emerging economies |
| title_full | An empirical study on the determinants of health care expenses in emerging economies |
| title_fullStr | An empirical study on the determinants of health care expenses in emerging economies |
| title_full_unstemmed | An empirical study on the determinants of health care expenses in emerging economies |
| title_short | An empirical study on the determinants of health care expenses in emerging economies |
| title_sort | empirical study on the determinants of health care expenses in emerging economies |
| topic | Health care expenditure Industrialization Agricultural activities Economic growth Quantile regression |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05414-z |
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