Analysis on the Equitable Distribution of Medical and Health Resources under the Background of Digital Economy
Li Zhian
Bai Peiwen
Wang Xiaoran
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the impact of the development of the digital economy on the unfair of healthcare resource allocation in China.Methods:The sample data from 23 provinces across the country from 2015 to 2021 were tested using econometric regression.Results:It is found that the development of the digital economy will exacerbate the unfairness of the allocation of medical and health resources in China.Further analysis results show that there are regional differences in the impact of digital economy on the distribution of medical resources,which is mainly manifested in the central and western regions,but weaker in the eastern region,and this impact will weaken with the improvement of the development level of digital economy.At the same time,it also explores the possible influencing mechanisms.It is found that due to the demand-oriented allocation of medical and health resources,the development of digital economy will lead to more unfair allocation of medical resources by affecting economic level,education level and income gap.Conclusion:In the face of the challenges brought by the digital economy to the allocation of medical and health resources,effective measures need to be taken to solve them,thus laying a solid foundation for achieving the goals of comprehensive health coverage and common prosperity.
Keywords：health resource distributioneconomic leveleducation levelincome gapdigitaleconomy
Publication Date：2025-05-05
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 43-48 )