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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Can China's national comprehensive medical reform increase medical resources and reduce healthcare burden: evidence from Chinese provinces.

Xiangyu Fu, Xiang Ren, Qirui Chen

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Xiangyu Fu *Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiang Ren *Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qirui Chen *School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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Abstract

Objectives: China's national comprehensive medical reform (NCMR) is an important attempt in the reform of healthcare system, and quantitative evaluation of its effect is of great significance for continuously deepening medical reform, grasping the reform direction, and building a healthy China. Therefore, focusing on medical resources and medical burden, this study aims to systematically explore the policy effectiveness and the provincial heterogeneity of NCMR, as well as the potential influencing factors. Methods: Utilizing the collected multi-period panel data of 31 provinces in mainland China in 2006-2021, we regarded the release of the two batches of pilot provinces in NCMR as a quasi-natural experiment and comprehensively adopted a Staggered difference-in-differences (DID) model and Synthetic Control Method (SCM), combined with word frequency statistics and grouping regression analysis. Results: NCMR can effectively increase the number of licensed physicians by 12.6% and reduce the Conclusion: This study provides beneficial policy implications for increasing medical resources, reducing medical burden, and promoting medical reform process.

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Health Care ReformChinaHealth ExpendituresHealth PolicyHealth ResourcesHumansPhysiciansmedical resourcesnational comprehensive medical reform (NCMR)provincial heterogeneityresidents’ medical expensesstaggered difference-in-differences (DID)synthetic control method (SCM)

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PMID39600405
PMCPMC11588695

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