Impact of volume-based procurement policy on coronary stent use in tianjin: interrupted time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to analyze the impact of China's centralized volume-based procurement policy on the procurement and utilization of coronary stents in Tianjin from 2019 to 2021.

Methods

An interrupted time-series design was used to assess monthly procurement data of coronary stents and balloons in Tianjin from January 2019 to December 2021.

Results

The volume-based procurement policy significantly reduced coronary stents prices, with an average price reduction of 92.67% for ten selected stents, and the lowest price dropped to 469 CNY. Following policy implementation, annual procurement in Tianjin increased by 59.55%, and tertiary hospitals demonstrated a significant monthly level increase of 1,473.53 units (p = 0.027; 95% CI: 181.69-2,765.36). Imported sten

SUBMITTER: Yang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581602 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature