Effectiveness of primary care gatekeeping: difference-in-differences evaluation of a pilot scheme in China

Introduction This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a gatekeeping pilot in shifting resources and patient visits from hospitals to primary care facilities under the Chinese New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme.Methods We applied a difference-in-differences regression analysis using claims data fr...

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Published in:BMJ Global Health
Main Authors: Jin Xu, Anne Mills, Timothy Powell-Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/8/e002792.full