What Macroeconomists Should Know about Health Care Policy

This primer seeks to provide macroeconomists with the information they need to understand the economics of the health sector: which health policies may improve the equity and efficiency of health care and which policies will improve the level of health status, reduce poverty, and enhance social and political stability.It suggests some broad guideposts that can be used to evaluate a country's health policy and the performance of its health system and the key challenges confronting countries around the world include.