Can public hospital reform reduce medical resource mismatches? Evidence from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mismatch of medical resources is a significant issue in global healthcare, undermining both service accessibility and system efficiency. In China, despite the implementation of the "Healthy China" strategy, persistent mismatches remain due to factors such as industrialization, urbanization, and population aging. This study empirically evaluates the impact of Public Hospital Reform (PHR) on mitigating these mismatches.

Methods

A Difference-in-Differences (DD) approach is applied to panel data from 300 cities spanning 2010 to 2021, using the phased implementation of PHR as a quasi-natural experiment. This allows for a comparative analysis of changes in resource allocation between cities that adopted the reform and those that did not. Quantile regression assesses

SUBMITTER: Chai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520715 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature