The role of technology in health care expenditure in the EU

摘要: Total health care expenditure in the EU countries accounts for between 4 and 11% of GDP, out which 3 9% GDP is financed from public sources. As it 10 18 % total government spending, therefore among most significant items social expenditure. In addition, on has been growing over second half 20th century, not only absolute terms, but also relation to national income.The paper analyses past developments Member States. The methodology used expands set standard explanatory variables, such as demographic structure, income status population, by a variable characterising effect technological progress spending.Subsequently provides projection long-term development expenditure, with based EC-EPC model extended impact development.