Are better health outcomes related to social expenditure? A cross-national empirical analysis of social expenditure and population health measures

Jennifer Rubin ; Jirka Taylor ; Joachim Krapels ; Alex Sutherland ; Melissa Felician ; Jodi L. Liu ; Lois M. Davis ; Charlene Rohr

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Social Services and Welfare;    RAND-initiated;    Social Determinants Of Health;    Public Health;    European Union;    United States;    Health Disparities;    Students;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR1252
RP-ID  :  RR-1252-RC

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

Previous studies have shown that social spending and the ratio of social to health spending are associated with better health outcomes in OECD countries. This exploratory study builds on this finding by widening the scope of the analysis, by incorporating other societal factors — namely, social capital and income inequality — and by assessing these relationships not only at the cross-national level but also at the cross-state level within the United States.