The equity in paying the hospital fee of patient and the utility of state budget in 2 districts of Hai Phong province.
- Author:
Hien Thi Mai Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hospital fee
- MeSH:
Hospitals;
Hospital Costs;
Family Characteristics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;430(9):32-34
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A retrospective study on the budget and fee utility for 1000 patients in Thuû nguyªn, Tiªn l·ng district hospital from March 1998 to April 1998 has shown that the state budget allocated for district hospitals mainly were low level (66% and 69% total budget of Thuû nguyªn and Tiªn l·ng, respectively). This did not facilitate to poor people who can receive the health services in district hospitals. There has not been the budget which allocated to poor people. And there has not been the equity in hospital fee between subjects with different income.
