Research on the influence of payment methods on the control of medical insurance expenses—Based on empirical analysis of double difference

BackgroundThe medical insurance system is constantly reformed and optimized. In order to control the cost of medical insurance funds, the medical insurance payment method has been reformed. The reform of the payment method can effectively control the medical insurance expenses.MethodIn this paper, t...

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Main Authors: Juan Luo, Shuxin Wang, Lulu Dan, Rui Zhang, Liang Bi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.938831/full
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author Juan Luo
Shuxin Wang
Lulu Dan
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Liang Bi
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description BackgroundThe medical insurance system is constantly reformed and optimized. In order to control the cost of medical insurance funds, the medical insurance payment method has been reformed. The reform of the payment method can effectively control the medical insurance expenses.MethodIn this paper, the annual data of 27 provinces from 2013 to 2017 were selected, and the cost control effect of the dual difference (DID) model of medical insurance payment method was analyzed.ResultsThe study found that the effect of the pilot reform of medical insurance payment mode was in line with the policy objectives and achieved the effect of cost control to a certain extent.ConclusionThe failure to significantly reduce the growth rate of the expenditure of medical insurance funds is not ideal to curb the excessive growth of health insurance funds. Therefore, strengthening the control of medical expenses, improving the control of medical insurance fund fees through the reform of payment methods are the effective ways to strengthen the control of medical insurance funds.
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spelling doaj.art-94b05ed2245e4d7cbd310918f0f4fe482022-12-22T03:04:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-12-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.938831938831Research on the influence of payment methods on the control of medical insurance expenses—Based on empirical analysis of double differenceJuan LuoShuxin WangLulu DanRui ZhangLiang BiBackgroundThe medical insurance system is constantly reformed and optimized. In order to control the cost of medical insurance funds, the medical insurance payment method has been reformed. The reform of the payment method can effectively control the medical insurance expenses.MethodIn this paper, the annual data of 27 provinces from 2013 to 2017 were selected, and the cost control effect of the dual difference (DID) model of medical insurance payment method was analyzed.ResultsThe study found that the effect of the pilot reform of medical insurance payment mode was in line with the policy objectives and achieved the effect of cost control to a certain extent.ConclusionThe failure to significantly reduce the growth rate of the expenditure of medical insurance funds is not ideal to curb the excessive growth of health insurance funds. Therefore, strengthening the control of medical expenses, improving the control of medical insurance fund fees through the reform of payment methods are the effective ways to strengthen the control of medical insurance funds.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.938831/fullmedical insurancefundpayment methodcost controlDID
spellingShingle Juan Luo
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Research on the influence of payment methods on the control of medical insurance expenses—Based on empirical analysis of double difference
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medical insurance
fund
payment method
cost control
DID
title Research on the influence of payment methods on the control of medical insurance expenses—Based on empirical analysis of double difference
title_full Research on the influence of payment methods on the control of medical insurance expenses—Based on empirical analysis of double difference
title_fullStr Research on the influence of payment methods on the control of medical insurance expenses—Based on empirical analysis of double difference
title_full_unstemmed Research on the influence of payment methods on the control of medical insurance expenses—Based on empirical analysis of double difference
title_short Research on the influence of payment methods on the control of medical insurance expenses—Based on empirical analysis of double difference
title_sort research on the influence of payment methods on the control of medical insurance expenses based on empirical analysis of double difference
topic medical insurance
fund
payment method
cost control
DID
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.938831/full
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