Impact of itemized subsidies on medical expenditure burden in public hospitals:Analysis of da-ta on 23 medical institutions
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2014.10.006
- VernacularTitle:政府公立医院财政专项补助对居民医疗费用负担的影响--基于某市23家三级医疗机构的分析
- Author:
Yan XU
;
Wei YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Itemized subsidies;
Medical expenditure burden;
Public hospitals
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2014;(10):27-32
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To a certain extent, itemized government subsidies to public hospitals, primarily used for hospital infra-structure and large equipment investments, can alleviate the financial pressure of development expenditures and thus re-duce the medical expenditure burden on patients. To test the hypothesis, the panel data method has been adopted based on the data of 23 tertiary hospitals. Empirical results find that:(1) increases in itemized subsidies will reduce the burden of medical expenses on patients;(2) conversely, the impact of itemized subsidies on outpatient medical expenses is more sig-nificant. By sharing a portion of public hospital expenses and impacting hospital service providing behavior, itemized sub-sidies help to reduce the burden of medical expenses on patients.
