Measurement and analysis of government health expenditures and health efficiency / 中国卫生政策研究
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
;
(12): 71-77, 2014.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-458439
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To calculate the health efficiency of government health expenditures in 1990 , 2000 and 2010 and analyze its determinants.Methods:
To calculate the health efficiency of government health expenditures and analyze its determinants by using the DEA-Tobit model.Results:
Health efficiency of government health expenditures has been increasing gradually;the same provinces are found to be on the productive frontier, but the provinces off the frontier are different;eastern provinces have a higher efficiency than those in the middle and western regions. Fiscal decentralization has a significant negative impact on health efficiency.Conclusion:
The current Chinese fiscal decen-tralization system reform is important to improve the health efficiency of government health expenditures.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Health economic evaluation
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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