Economic impact of government health expenditure: An application of the computable general equilibrium model to the Iran.

Background: Considering the increase in health expenses and the government's role in health financing, this study investigated the economic impact of increases in the share of the health sector in the government budget while taxes remain unchanged and government spending is fixed.

Material And Methods: The economic model used in this study was a macroeconomic Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model. This model was calibrated using a 2011 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) Of Iran.