Temporal trends and variation in out-of-pocket expenditures and patient cost sharing: evidence from a Chinese national survey 2011–2015

Temporal trends and variation in out-of-pocket expenditures and patient cost sharing: evidence from a Chinese national survey 2011–2015

Abstract Objectives This study aims to examine: (1) temporal trends in the percentage of cost-sharing and amount of out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) from 2011 to 2015; (2) factors associated with cost-sharing and OOPE; and (3) the relationships between province-level economic development and cost-sh...

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Main Authors: Vicky Mengqi Qin, Yuting Zhang, Kee Seng Chia, Barbara McPake, Yang Zhao, Emily S. G. Hulse, Helena Legido-Quigley, John Tayu Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
User fees
Cost- sharing
Out-of-pocket payment
Geographical variation
Socioeconomic disparity
China
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01480-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01480-9

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