"Depending on the circumstances, it may not be the quickest way to get back to surplus but an important contributor to getting back to budget balance is to constrain expenditure growth as fairly as you can, and... work to make sure the economy grows at a faster rate," he said in an interview with Guardian Australia.
With healthcare costs soaring, many governments are increasingly making use of generic medicines to constrain expenditure.
Raising prices is therefore desirable to achieve equitable supply in areas of shortage —if necessary, under supply control to constrain expenditure [ 17, 18].
Therefore, it is clear that supply-side initiatives focusing on lowering prices would not be enough to effectively constrain drug expenditure increases.
For policy makers of health insurance program, a scheduled surveillance for each new entry is therefore suggested to provide a cost-effective treatment to their beneficiaries and constrain escalating expenditure.
SAPs heavily constrained social expenditure and development of an inclusive approach to health.
In Korea, where the number of individuals with chronic illnesses have continued to rise, the authorities have made efforts to develop demand-side initiatives in addition to supply-side initiatives like lowering prices in order to effectively constrain prescription drug expenditure increases.
As chronic diseases including hyperlipidemia increase steadily in South Korea, it is necessary to introduce not only supply-side measures but also various demand-side measures such as educational courses for rational prescription, programs promoting cost-effective prescription drug usage, and a prescription target system to effectively constrain prescription drug expenditure increases.
The need for high-quality health care while expenditures are constrained entails the interest to calculate the cost of preventing and treating pressure ulcers and their impact on patients, healthcare, and society.
> Governments and other healthcare payers are increasingly challenged by rising healthcare expenditures and constrained resources.
