DOI: 10.7664/CHE20131119
Benefit Incidence Analysis on Government Medical Subsidy in Cities of East, Central and West Area：Based on urban residential health interview survey of typical cities under community health comprehensive reform community health reform
Abstract：Objectives: Evaluate the equity of government subsidies to medical institutions of cities of east, central and west parts of China. Methods: Data were collected through household health interview survey of 8 typical cities under comprehensive community health reform in 2011. Evaluate the equity of government medical institutions subsidy in east, middle and west parts of China by benefit incidence analysis, in terms of absolute equity and relative equity side. Results: The differences of composition of government subsidies among different income groups in east, middle and west parts of China were statistically significant (χ2 outpatient subsidies=48.101, P=0.000;χ2 inpatient subsidies=30.241, P=0.000;χ2total medical subsidities=34.628, P=0.000;the concentration index (CI) of government subsidies to outpatients in eastern, central and western areas are 0.107, 0.081 and 0.112, the absolute fairness in the middle was better than the east and west. The CI of inpatient subsidies in east, middle and west parts of China was 0.178, 0.223 and 0.218. The absolute fairness in eastern cities is better than central and western cities. The Kakwani index of government subsidies to outpatients in east, middle and west parts of China were respectively-0.179,-0.214 and-0.170, the relative fairness in middle cities is better than eastern and western cities. The Kakwani index of inpatient subsidies in easernt, central and western areas of China were respectively -0.108, -0.072 and -0.064. The relative fairness in eastern cities was better than middle and western cities. Conclusion: The relative fairness of inpatient subsidies and outpatient subsidies in eastern, central and western areas were relatively better;the equity of outpatient subsidies was better than inpatient subsidies for people of different economic levels.
Keywords：cities of eastcentral and west areasgovernment subsidybenefit of belongingequity
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 57-59 )