1.The Impact of Health Investment Income Growth and Research on Rural-Urban Differences and Regional Differences
Chinese Health Economics 2013;(7):66-68
Objective: To study the impact of the residents’ health investment income growth, and analyze rural-urban differences and regional differences. Methods: According to the provincial panel data from 1996 to 2011, two-way fixed effects model ( Two-way FE) is established in empirical analysis. Results: Health investment has positive effects on the income growth of residents, but rural-urban differences and regional differences exist. The health investment income growth effect of rural area is higher than urban, and the effect of western area is higher than the east. Conclusion: While improving the level of urban medical health investment, it needs to focus on health investment in rural and western area. To make the health investment on income growth effect play its work efficiently, and narrow the rural-urban income gap and regional income gap.
2.Research of Threshold Effect of Government Health Expenditure on Residents' Health
Minchun HAN ; Zhong FENG ; Xu ZHANG
Chinese Hospital Management 2017;37(9):31-33
Objective To study the threshold effect of government health expenditure on residents' health.Methods Using threshold panel data model to perform the empirical research.Results There is threshold effect of government health expenditure on residents' health.There are two threshold values.As the increase of the proportion of the government health expenditure to the total fiscal expenditure,it has two changes of the impact on the health of residents.Conclusion The government should increase the health expenditure,and increase the proportion of the government health expenditure to the total fiscal expenditure,but the government should not blindly pursue the high input of health expenditure,focus on the efficiency of health expenditure,and avoid of resource waste.