• Revista clínica española · Aug 2021

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    [Public healthcare expenditure and COVID-19 mortality in Spain and in Europe].

    • F J Elola-Somoza, M C Bas-Villalobos, J Pérez-Villacastín, and C Macaya-Miguel.
    • Fundación Instituto para la Mejora de la Asistencia Sanitaria, Madrid, España.
    • Rev Clin Esp. 2021 Aug 1; 221 (7): 400-403.

    ObjectiveTo analyze the association between public health expenditure per capita and the mortality rate due to COVID-19 in Europe and Spain.Material And MethodsPearson's correlation coefficient was used to compare and contrast the mortality rate due to COVID-19 between countries and autonomous communities with higher and lower public health expenditure per capita than the mean.ResultsNo correlation between the public health expenditure per capita and the mortality rate due to COVID-19 (r: 0.3; p = 0.14) was found among European countries or Spain's Autonomous Communities (r: 0.03; p = 0.91). No significant differences were found when comparing the mortality rate due to COVID-19 among the public health expenditure per capita groups.ConclusionsThe available evidence does not support association between «low» public healthcare expenditure and the poor outcomes observed in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased funding for the Spanish National Health System should be earmarked for structural reforms to increase its social efficiency.© 2020 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI). All rights reserved.

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