Effects of Chinese Medical Pricing Reform on the Structure of Hospital Revenue and Healthcare Expenditure in County Hospital: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Abstract:Background
China has initiated a medical pricing reform to combat the overuse of drugs and relieve the financial burden of patients. This paper aims to analyze the effect of medical pricing reform on revenue structure and healthcare expenditure of county public hospitals in Guangdong province.
Methods
Based on the monthly data from January 2013 to August 2019, we use interrupted time series design to evaluate the effects of medical pricing reform on healthcare expenditure in both outpatients and inpatients. … Show more
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