The financial impact of the 'zero-markup policy for essential drugs' on patients in county hospitals in western rural China.

The financial impact of the 'zero-markup policy for essential drugs' on patients in county hospitals in western rural China.

<h4>Objective</h4>With a quasi-experimental design, this study aims to assess whether the Zero-markup Policy for Essential Drugs (ZPED) reduces the medical expense for patients at county hospitals, the major healthcare provider in rural China.<h4>Methods</h4>Data from Ningsha...

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Main Authors: Zhongliang Zhou, Yanfang Su, Benjamin Campbell, Zhiying Zhou, Jianmin Gao, Qiang Yu, Jiuhao Chen, Yishan Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121630

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