Analysis of medical assistance to low-income inpatients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2012.03.014
- VernacularTitle:部分低收入家庭住院患者医疗救助情况分析
- Author:
Zhen WEI
;
Lixiang BIAN
;
Hui LIU
;
Xiaojun GU
;
Qian YUAN
;
Xia ZHAO
;
Chengyong QIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Low-income;
Patient;
Medical assistance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2012;28(3):200-203
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the medical assistance to inpatients from low-income families for solving their difficulties in seeing doctors and affordability.Methods Random sampling was made to five ongoing medical assistance projects in the hospital for statistics and analysis of the data so collected.Results Medical expenses of such inpatients are beyond their affordability.Despite the coverage of their basic medical insurance,the reimbursement rate is too low to alleviate their financial burden.Conclusion A“4-party payment”model is recommended,combining the government support for basic medical insurance,social welfare assistance,philanthropic assistance and that paid by the inpatients.This model is expected to effectively alleviate the financial burden of such inpatients.
