ABSTRACT
Objective:To learn about the current medical security level of hospitalization expenses for rural children in Xiantao City, Hubei Province through the analysis of the inpatient service demand and the actual medical insurance compensation level. Methods:Access to hospitalization information for children through institutional survey;Focus group interview;Using Excel 2010 and SPSS19. 0 software to analyze data. Results:The hospitalization rate for children aged 0~4 reaches 25. 5%. Their actual inpatient reimbursement rate, which is only 44. 7%, is lower than the total population. The proportion of the expenditures out of the reimbursement directory is almost equal between the children and total population. Conclusion:This paper suggests to reduce the deductibles and increase the reimbursement rate of children's medical securi-ty, improve the settlement on ecdemic medical care, and increase the investment of pediatric medical resources.