Direct medical costs of ischemic heart disease in urban Southern China: a 5-year retrospective analysis of an all-payer health claims database in Guangzhou City

IntroductionThis study aimed to estimate the direct medical costs and out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses associated with inpatient and outpatient care for IHD, based on types of health insurance. Additionally, we sought to identify time trends and factors associated with these costs using an all-payer hea...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Public Health
Main Authors:	Peixuan Xie, Xuezhu Li, Feifan Guo, Donglan Zhang, Hui Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Subjects:	ischemic heart disease direct medical costs health insurance time trends China out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1146914/full