Should we adjust health expenditure for age structure on health systems efficiency? A worldwide analysis.
João Vasco SantosFilipa Santos MartinsJoana PestanaJúlio SouzaAlberto FreitasJonathan CylusPublished in: Health economics review (2023)
Despite different models showing good correlation and reliability and low disagreement, there was important variability when age structure is considered that cannot be disregarded. The age-adjusted HE model provided the best goodness-of-fit and was the closest option to the current standard.