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Assessing the relation between financial performance and long-term bank loan interest rates for healthcare providers in the Netherlands: a panel data analysis

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  • Erik Wackers

    (Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ Healthcare)

  • Rick Smit

    (Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ Healthcare)

  • Niek Stadhouders

    (Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ Healthcare)

  • Patrick Jeurissen

    (Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ Healthcare)

Abstract

The Dutch health system is financed predominantly by commercial bank loans, especially after the market-oriented reform in 2006, when government investment guarantees were abandoned. Commercial capital markets were envisaged to improve efficient capital allocation and management. We analyzed the effects of commercial bank loans on interest rates, investments and allocative efficiency in the Dutch healthcare sector. We aimed to explain variation in interest rates by financial performance of healthcare providers, hypothesizing that the reform reduced interest rates for financially well-performing providers. Using financial data from publicly available annual reports, we explored the effect of financial performance on long-term loan interest rates through pooled linear regressions. Our data showed that financial reserves have steadily increased, although profitability margins have declined since 2011–2013 (depending on the sector). While nominal interest rates have generally declined since 2006, the risk surplus on healthcare loans has steadily increased. Furthermore, we observed no significant relation between the financial performance of healthcare providers and interest rates on capital loans. Maintaining additional financial reserves provided no apparent benefit to capital costs. This suggests that healthcare providers may consider whether financial reserves should be maintained at current levels or can better be used for direct investments. Moreover, healthcare policymakers should evaluate whether the increase in risk surplus combined with an apparent lack of reward for financial scrutiny is a desired outcome of the reform.

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  • Erik Wackers & Rick Smit & Niek Stadhouders & Patrick Jeurissen, 2024. "Assessing the relation between financial performance and long-term bank loan interest rates for healthcare providers in the Netherlands: a panel data analysis," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 25(5), pages 845-855, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:25:y:2024:i:5:d:10.1007_s10198-023-01629-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-023-01629-z
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