Ostwald, Dennis Alexander; Klingenberger, David - In: Health economics review 6 (2016) 11, pp. 1-11
The perception of the health sector from an economic policy point of view is changing. In the past, health expenditure … was mostly seen as a "cost" item, probably because many medical treatments are covered by public health insurance. However …, policymakers are increasingly realizing that a growing health sector may be quite beneficial for an economy. It creates employment …