Health Care Economics Research

The health systems and all health care institutions of citizens, of increasing importance in economic systems. This fact is reflected in the growing percentage of public and private spending on health in relation to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In other words, the growth rate of health spending is higher than GDP growth. On the one hand, spending on health can be seen as an investment in human capital, as it contributes to economic growth and ensure an adequate level of quality of life, but otherwise appear legitimate doubts about the sustainability of that growth long term. All governments, all countries are in the process of reshaping the health system that responds to the need to improve aspects of efficiency, quality, coverage and equity (Health, 1997).Health Care Economics Research