Changes of the Perception of Drug Welfare of Chronic Disease Patients and Their Impact on Health Level under the Centralized Drug Procurement Policy
Jiao Huilin
Tang Shaoliang
Mao Xiaoyan
Abstract：Objective:To study the changes of the perception of drug welfare of chronic disease patients and their impact on health level under the centralized drug procurement policy.Methods:It conducted a questionnaire survey and empirical analysis on the perception of drug welfare and health status of chronic disease patients after the implementation of the centralized drug procurement policy;set up an ordered logit regression model to investigate the impact of the perception of drug welfare on the health level of chronic disease patients and influencing factors,and analyzed the heterogeneity for geographic areas,populations and chronic disease types.Results:After the implementation of the centralized drug procurement policy,the perception of drug welfare of chronic disease patients was significantly improved,including the reduction of drug burden,the decrease of drug price and the increase of drug accessibility.Moreover,the health status of chronic disease patients is significantly affected by the perceived drug affordability,and the policy has greatly improved the health of this group,but there is still inequality.Conclusion:The implementation of the centralized drug procurement policy has been effective,the state should strengthen the policy propaganda,optimize the procurement strategy,so as to further enhance the drug welfare of chronic disease patients and improve their health.
Keywords：centralized drug procurement policychronic disease patientsthe perception drug welfarehealth level
Publication Date：2025-03-05
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 30-36 )