Impact of public hospital pricing reform on medical expenditure structure in Jiangsu, China: a synthetic control analysis

Impact of public hospital pricing reform on medical expenditure structure in Jiangsu, China: a synthetic control analysis

Abstract Background The synthetic control method (SCM) is a useful tool in providing unbiased analysis on the policy effect in real-world health policy evaluations. Through controlling for a few confounding factors, we aim to apply SCM in analyzing the impact of the pricing reform on medical expendi...

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Main Authors: Xiao Zang, Mengran Zhang, Shihao Wei, Wenxi Tang, Shan Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Synthetic control
Health policy evaluation
Zero drug mark-up
Medical expenditure
Public hospital reform
China
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4357-x

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