Study on regional equity of government health expenditure in China
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2016.07.012
- VernacularTitle:我国政府卫生支出地区公平性研究
- Author:
Liankui WEN
;
Li YANG
;
Li SUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Government health expenditure;
Regional equity;
Gini Coefficient;
Theil Index
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2016;9(7):74-78
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:This article is to calculate and analyze the equalization of government health expenditure inof different provinces and areas in the past decade. Methods: To calculate the Gini Coefficient and Theil Index in of different provinces and areas for government health expenditure in the past decade , and to explore potential reasons .. Results:The Gini Coefficient declined substantially in the past years ,which decreased from 0.31 in 2003 to 0.11 in 2013.The Theil Index declined substantially in the past years , which decreased from 0.0270 in 2003 to 0.0004 in 2013 .Eastern provinces were in advantaged positions in the past decade but the degree of advantage was declining , central provinces were in disadvantaged positions in the past decade but the degree of disadvantage was declining , while western provinces were in relatively disadvantaged positions before 2006 but became advantaged since 2009 . Conclusions:The regional equity of government health expenditure for different provinces and areas has been im -proved in the past decade especially for implementing the equalization of public health policy .Recommendations:The central government of China should increase transfer payment into some provinces with of large population like Hebei, Shandong , Guangdong , Hunan and Henan to increase the regional equity of government health expenditure .
