Impact of China's National Volume-Based Procurement policy exclusively for insulin on the volume, expenditure and price: an interrupted time series analysis in Guangdong Province.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the effect of China's National Volume-Based Procurement (NVBP) policy exclusively for insulin by analyzing the trend in volume, expenditure, and price before and after NVBP policy.

Methods

Taking Guangdong Province, China as an example, descriptive statistics and interrupted time series analysis were used to quantitatively measure the immediate and long-term effect of the NVBP policy on insulin volume, expenditure and price. In terms of volume, subgroup analysis is further conducted based on different generations and enterprise ownership to examine the impact of NVBP on the insulin utilization pattern.

Results

Following the implementation of the NVBP policy, monthly insulin procurement volume increased significantly from 7.69 mill

SUBMITTER: Jiang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12450972 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature