The effect evaluation on catastrophic disease medical assistance policy in China: A case study of Qindao City / 中国卫生政策研究
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
; (12): 14-17, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Objective: In order to evaluate the effect of catastrophic disease medical assistance policy in Qingdao and provide suggestions for Qingdao policy reform.Methods: This paper selects NSCLC and liver cancer as the typical deceases to analyze the effects of the policy on patients and medical insurance institutions and finally evaluate the effect of the policy.Results: results shows that after the implementation of special medicines and special medical equipment assistance, the rate of co-paying patients decreased 40.57%, and the pressure on medical insurance institutions' expenditure was significantly reduced;while after the implementation of large cost assistance, but rate of co-paying patients only decreased 7.13%, and the pressure on medical insurance institutions' expenditure was not effectively alleviated.Conclusions: Therefore, the policy not only protects patients with catastrophic disease by greatly reducing their medical burdens, but it also achieves the fine management of medical insurance fund and increases the efficiency of the fund.
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Evaluation_studies
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Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
Year:
2017
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Article