ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the influence of medical insurance paying proportion to hierarchical diagnosis and treatment, and to provide basis for the improvement of hierarchical diagnosis and treatment. Methods Data about average number of visits of insured residents in 2015 were obtained from Hangzhou medical insurance service database. Differences between visits to Community Health Service Centers (CHSC) of residents having Medical Insurance of Urban and Rural Residents (MIURR) and residents having Urban Employees' Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) were compared. And differences stratified by signed contracted services offered by General Practitioners (GPs) or not were further analyzed. Results Proportion of visits to CHSCs in all visits to medical institutions in residents with MIURR was 77.22%, which was significantly higher than the proportion in residents with UEBMI was 51.26%. In the residents with UEBMI, and the proportion of visits to CHSCs in all visits to medical institutions of the group sighed contracted services offered by GPs was significantly higher than the group non-sighed. Conclusion Increasing the gap between reimbursement ratio of CHSCs and higher medical institutions plays an important role in guiding health-seeking behavior of residents. Reformation of medical insurance payment and contracted services will guide residents to seek medical treatment and effective referral.