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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Is There a Difference in the Utilisation of Inpatient Services Between Two Typical Payment Methods of Health Insurance? Evidence from the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme in China.

Dai Su, Yingchun Chen, Hongxia Gao, Haomiao Li, Jingjing Chang, Shihan Lei, Di Jiang, Xiaomei Hu, Min Tan, Zhifang Chen

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dai SuSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. sudai@hust.edu.cn.
Yingchun ChenSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. chenyingchun@hust.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-9400-0308
Hongxia GaoSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. gaohongxia@hust.edu.cn.
Haomiao LiSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. lihaomiao@hust.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6997-9614
Jingjing ChangSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. changjingjing@hust.edu.cn.
Shihan LeiSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. leishihan@hust.edu.cn.
Di JiangSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. jiangdi@hust.edu.cn.
Xiaomei HuSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. huxiaomei@hust.edu.cn.
Min TanSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. tanmin@hust.edu.cn.
Zhifang ChenSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. chenzhifang@hust.edu.cn.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the differences between two typical payment methods for the new rural cooperative medical scheme (NRCMS) in China on the utilisation of inpatient services. Interrupted time-series analysis (ITSA) and propensity score matching (PSM) were used to measure the difference between two typical payment methods for the NRCMS with regard to the utilisation of inpatient services. After the reform was formally implemented, the level and slope difference after reform compared with pre-intervention (distribution of inpatients in county hospitals (DIC), distribution of inpatients in township hospitals (DIT) and the actual compensation ratio of inpatients (ARCI)) were not statistically significant. Kernel matching obtained better results in reducing the mean and median of the absolute standardised bias of covariates of appropriateness of admission (AA), appropriateness of disease (AD). The difference in AA and AD of the matched inpatients between two groups was -0.03 (

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ChinaDelivery of Health CareHealth ExpendituresHospitalizationHospitalsHospitals, CountyHumansInpatientsInsurance, HealthRural Health ServicesRural PopulationChinadifferenceinterrupted time-series analysisnew rural cooperative medical schemepayment methodpropensity score matchingutilisation of inpatient services

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PMID31010133
PMCPMC6518194
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