Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 96 The waiting time phenomenon ................................................................................................ 96 Evidence on comparative waiting times across OECD countries ........................................ 101 Evidence on causes ...

This article provides an overview of current trends in health expenditures in 29 OECD countries and recent revisions of OECD health accounts. U.S. health expenditures are compared with those of other OECD countries. The interactions of cost-containment measures with changes in the public-private mix of financing and in the composition of health care spending are discussed.

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Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed:-to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus to ...

The CVD mortality has decreased over the past 50 years at a faster pace than the OECD average, reaching 261 per 100 000 population, 14% lower than the OECD average of 299 (Figure 1). However, potential years of life lost, a commonly used measure of premature mortality, at 807 per 100 000 population for diseases of the circulatory system in 2010, is 39% higher than the OECD average of 581 (by us...

An earlier version of this paper was prepared for the joint OECD/Eurostat workshop on innovation surveys, OECD, Paris, June 3

In 2004, U.S. health care spending per capita was 2.5 times greater than health spending in the median Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country and much higher than health spending in any other OECD country. The United States had fewer physicians, nurses, hospital beds, doctor visits, and hospital days per capita than the median OECD country. Health care prices and h...

The mortality from CVD has decreased over the past few decades at a faster pace than the OECD average, reaching 204 per 100 000 population in 2012, 32% lower than the OECD average of 299 in 2011 (Figure 1). Likewise, potential years of life lost, a commonly used measure of premature mortality, at 369 per 100 000 population for diseases of the circulatory system in 2011, is 36% lower than the OE...

Twice a year, the OECD publishes projections for the world economy in the context of the OECD Economic Outlook. These projections are based on a number of key assumptions regarding economic policy and the international environment. They are used to assess future trends in the world economy, evaluate outstanding risks and make recommendations on appropriate economic policies. To be helpful for t...