Challenges from the drug zero price margin policy and recommendations
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2013.01.001
- VernacularTitle:县级公立医院实施药品零差率政策问题及对策
- Author:
Guilin LIU
;
Ping LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Drug zero price margin;
County-level;
Public hospital;
Reform;
Recommendation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2013;(1):1-6
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Investigations and interviews on six county (city)-level public hospitals practicing the drug zero price margin policy discovered increases on average outpatient expense per visit,average outpatient drug expense per visit,ratio of outpatient drug expense,average drug expense per hospital discharge,and ratio of drug expense upon discharge as well as the total ratio of drug expenses.An analysis of the poor performance of the policy results in the following recommendations.A better performance of this policy calls for support of such reforms as drug supply manner,drug price control,doctors' incentives for over-prescription and payment manner at public hospitals.Only with these support can this policy reach its expected outcomes of alleviating the drug expense burden of the people.
