Inequality of opportunity in outpatient expenditure among the elderly with multimorbidity: evidence from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inequality of opportunity (IOp) stemming from social circumstances exists in outpatient service utilization for the multimorbid elderly in China. However, little is known regarding the magnitude of the IOp and its composition. Therefore, this study aims to measure the IOp in outpatient expenditure and provide potential pathways for policy reform by assessing the contribution of each circumstance.

Methods

This study included 3527 elderly aged ≥ 65 years with multimorbidity from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study conducted in 2017-2018. An ordinary least squares regression model was used to analyze the circumstance-influencing factors of outpatient expenditure. The parametric approach was performed to quantify the IOp in outpatient expenditure and the

SUBMITTER: Zhang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10426157 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature