Review of the present situation and improvement of the level of reimbursement related to infec-tious diseases medical care:Take tuberculosis as an example

VernacularTitle:传染病医疗费用保障现状及完善策略：以肺结核为例
Author: Lewei SONG ; Lan YAO ; Shanquan CHEN ; Ying ZHANG ; Fangxu GONG ; Yue XIAN ; Li XIANG
Keywords: Infectious diseases; Medical insurance; Anti-tuberculotic for free; Medical assistance; Govern-ment responsibility
From: Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2016;9(12):68-72
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Purpose:Taking tuberculosis as an example, this paper aims at to analyzing the level of reimburse-ment for infectious diseases care, and clarifying the government responsibility. Methods:In order to achieve the ob-jective of this research, UHC framework was used to analyze the security level. Result:The findings of this research reveal that TB in-patients' Compensation Ratio of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme ( NCMS) was lower than aver-age level of all the NCMS patients, the out-patients' was even lower. The categories of anti-tuberculotic for free was limited, the utilization was not as expected. Medical assistance covered few people in spite of its high level of reim-bursement. Conclusion:Based on the findings of this review, it has been revealed that the medical insurance didn't make a big difference in financial protection for patients with infectious diseases. As the treatment for of infectious diseases is a quasi-public good, the government has to shoulder the responsibility of improving the compensation ratio of the patients.