Measurement and analysis of government health expenditures and health efficiency
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2014.11.013
- VernacularTitle:政府卫生支出健康效率测算及分析
- Author:
Haixiang XIAO
;
Tianshu CAO
;
Liwei TANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Government health care expenditures;
Health efficiency;
Fiscal decentralization
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2014;(11):71-77
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To calculate the health efficiency of government health expenditures in 1990 , 2000 and 2010 and analyze its determinants. Methods:To calculate the health efficiency of government health expenditures and analyze its determinants by using the DEA-Tobit model. Results:Health efficiency of government health expenditures has been increasing gradually;the same provinces are found to be on the productive frontier, but the provinces off the frontier are different;eastern provinces have a higher efficiency than those in the middle and western regions. Fiscal decentralization has a significant negative impact on health efficiency. Conclusion:The current Chinese fiscal decen-tralization system reform is important to improve the health efficiency of government health expenditures.
