Health Expenditure Outlook Promising Post-2010

Hungary is highly-ranked with regard to health expenditure in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Of the 20 countries measured by BMI, the country ranks fourth on a per-capita basis, with 2009 spending calculated at US$1,171. Health expenditure has grown following EU accession as the government has been forced to rein in excesses, while the economic slowdown has capped potential increases over the past two years. In 2009 BMI calculates that total health expenditure reached HUF2,203bn

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