Effect of a typical systemic hospital reform on inpatient expenditure for rural population: the Sanming model in China

Abstract Background Considering catastrophic health expenses in rural households with hospitalised members were unproportionally high, in 2013, China developed a model of systemic reform in Sanming by adjusting payment method, pharmaceutical system, and medical services price. The reform was expecte...

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Main Authors: Zhaolin Meng, Min Zhu, Yuanyi Cai, Xiaohong Cao, Huazhang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4048-7