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dc.contributor.authorStucki, Michael-
dc.contributor.authorSchärer, Xavier-
dc.contributor.authorTrottmann, Maria-
dc.contributor.authorScholz-Odermatt, Stefan-
dc.contributor.authorWieser, Simon-
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-02T11:02:12Z-
dc.date.available2024-02-02T11:02:12Z-
dc.date.issued2023-10-25-
dc.identifier.issn1472-6963de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/29778-
dc.description.abstractBackground: High and increasing spending dominates the public discussion on healthcare in Switzerland. However, the drivers of the spending increase are poorly understood. This study decomposes health care spending by diseases and other perspectives and estimates the contribution of single cost drivers to overall healthcare spending growth in Switzerland between 2012 and 2017. Methods: We decompose total healthcare spending according to National Health Accounts by 48 major diseases, injuries, and other conditions, 20 health services, 21 age groups, and sex of patients. This decomposition is based on micro-data from a multitude of data sources such as the hospital inpatient registry, health and accident insurance claims data, and population surveys. We identify the contribution of four main drivers of spending: population growth, change in population structure (age/sex distribution), changes in disease prevalence, and changes in spending per prevalent patient. Results: Mental disorders were the most expensive major disease group in both 2012 and 2017, followed by musculoskeletal disorders and neurological disorders. Total health care spending increased by 19.7% between 2012 and 2017. An increase in spending per prevalent patient was the most important spending driver (43.5% of total increase), followed by changes in population size (29.8%), in population structure (14.5%), and in disease prevalence (12.2%). Conclusions: A large part of the recent health care spending growth in Switzerland was associated with increases in spending per patient. This may indicate an increase in the treatment intensity. Future research should show if the spending increases were cost-effective.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherBioMed Centralde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Health Services Researchde_CH
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectHealth care spendingde_CH
dc.subjectSpending growthde_CH
dc.subjectCost-of-illnessde_CH
dc.subjectSwitzerlandde_CH
dc.subjectSpending decompositionde_CH
dc.subject.ddc362.1041: Gesundheitsökonomiede_CH
dc.titleWhat drives health care spending in Switzerland? : findings from a decomposition by disease, health service, sex, and agede_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Management and Lawde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitWinterthurer Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie (WIG)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12913-023-10124-3de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-29778-
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue1149de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume23de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.author.additionalNode_CH
zhaw.display.portraitYesde_CH
zhaw.monitoring.costperiod2023de_CH
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Stucki, M., Schärer, X., Trottmann, M., Scholz-Odermatt, S., & Wieser, S. (2023). What drives health care spending in Switzerland? : findings from a decomposition by disease, health service, sex, and age. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1149). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10124-3
Stucki, M. et al. (2023) ‘What drives health care spending in Switzerland? : findings from a decomposition by disease, health service, sex, and age’, BMC Health Services Research, 23(1149). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10124-3.
M. Stucki, X. Schärer, M. Trottmann, S. Scholz-Odermatt, and S. Wieser, “What drives health care spending in Switzerland? : findings from a decomposition by disease, health service, sex, and age,” BMC Health Services Research, vol. 23, no. 1149, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10124-3.
STUCKI, Michael, Xavier SCHÄRER, Maria TROTTMANN, Stefan SCHOLZ-ODERMATT und Simon WIESER, 2023. What drives health care spending in Switzerland? : findings from a decomposition by disease, health service, sex, and age. BMC Health Services Research. 25 Oktober 2023. Bd. 23, Nr. 1149. DOI 10.1186/s12913-023-10124-3
Stucki, Michael, Xavier Schärer, Maria Trottmann, Stefan Scholz-Odermatt, and Simon Wieser. 2023. “What Drives Health Care Spending in Switzerland? : Findings from a Decomposition by Disease, Health Service, Sex, and Age.” BMC Health Services Research 23 (1149). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10124-3.
Stucki, Michael, et al. “What Drives Health Care Spending in Switzerland? : Findings from a Decomposition by Disease, Health Service, Sex, and Age.” BMC Health Services Research, vol. 23, no. 1149, Oct. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10124-3.


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