Can the costs of caring for an ageing population be controlled?

Tuesday, 25 January 2022 (12:00-13:00 CET)

Concerns about unsustainable health spending dominate the discussion about population ageing. However, research has shown that population ageing is not a major driver of growth in health expenditure.
Nevertheless, policy choices about how health services are delivered, the prices paid for services, medicines and technologies, and volumes of care will ultimately determine how ageing societies affect health spending patterns.
So, what are the implications of these findings? How can the health and long-term care costs associated with population ageing be contained? Join us in to find out!

Speakers:
Liisa-Maria Voipio-Pulkki, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
Bridget Johnston, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Gemma Williams, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, London UK
Jon Cylus, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, London, UK

Moderators:
Sarah Loise Barber (WHO Centre for Health Development) and Erica Richardson (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)