OECD Health Data 2006 Rising health costs put pressure on public finances, finds OECD

Rising health costs put  pressure on public finances, finds OECD

Health spending continues to rise in OECD countries and, if current trends continue, governments will need to raise taxes, cut spending in other areas or make people pay more out of their own pockets in order to maintain their existing healthcare systems, new OECD data indicate.

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Observation period
1990-2006
Spatial division
Switzerland
FSO number
OECD_0601_e
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OPEN-BY
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Article type:
Press release
Published on:
26.06.2006
Topic:
Health

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