Is outpatient care benefit distribution of government healthcare subsidies equitable in rural ethnic minority areas of China? Results from cross-sectional studies in 2010 and 2013.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Government healthcare subsidies for healthcare facilities play a significant role in providing more extensive healthcare access to patients, especially poor ones. However, equitable distribution of these subsidies continues to pose a challenge in rural ethnic minority areas of China. This study aimed to evaluate the benefits distribution of outpatient services across different socioeconomic populations in China's rural ethnic minority areas. SETTING:Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province. DESIGN:Two rounds of cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:One thousand and seventy patients in 2010 and 907 patients in 2013, who sought outpatient services prior to completing the household surveys, were interviewed. METHODS:Benefits incidence analysis

SUBMITTER: Chen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829884 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature