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Walczak Renata (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland), Piekut Marlena (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland), Kludacz-Alessandri Magdalena (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland), Sloka Biruta (University of Latvia, Latvia), Šimanskienė Ligita (Klaipeda University, Lithuania), Paas Tiiu (University of Tartu, Estonia)
Title
Health Care Spending Structures in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Over the Years as Compared to Other EU Countries
Source
Foundations of Management, 2018, vol. 10, nr 1, s. 45-58, rys., tab., bibliogr. 19 poz.
Keyword
Konsumpcja gospodarstw domowych, Wydatki gospodarstw domowych, Opieka zdrowotna, Gospodarstwa domowe
Consumption in household, Household expenditures, Health care, Households
Note
JEL Classification: H44, I11
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Country
Estonia, Łotwa, Litwa, Polska
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
Abstract
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. (original abstract)
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ISSN
2300-5661
Language
eng
URI / DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/fman-2018-0005
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