Question

1. How can GDP improve population health. Select any country/countries of your choosing to support your hypothesis. After that how can investments in population health and healthcare system be the channeled in controlling cost and effectiveness of health services in the U.S

Answer 1

Hypothesis: Population health has weak positive correlation with GDP.

Country chosen: Bangladesh

• In Bangladesh the expenditure on health care is increased as the GDP increases; which ddenotes a strong positive correlation.
• But the life expectancy or the positive outcome of the increased expenditure is not always the same ,i.e.,it fluctuates according to the diagnosis and management rather than the expense though all these are interlinked; depicting a weak positive correlation.
• Total health related expenditure is more sensitive to GDP than life expectancy of a country.

How can investments in population health and healthcare system be the channeled in controlling cost and effectiveness of health services in the U.S ?

• The U.S expense of per capita on health care is more than that of other countries.
• The per capita expenses account for about 13.2 % of GDP of the U.S, which is around $1.3 trillion.
• Coming to the scenario of investments in population health and healthcare system, the expenditure is divided among the private sector where capitalistic companies remain in the authoritarian status; public sector where the presidential government is addressed to be the policy maker; and certain international as well as national or regional collaborations.
• More the stakeholders, more the channeling in the expenses, so as to provide smoother interface and transparency.
• The plans will be lucid and will be implemented after exhaustive analysis.
• The increased criticisms and corrections will mould the plan very well for the public.
• The investments are thus being channeled in efficient cost control and improved effectiveness of health service.