How Did Zero-Markup Medicines Policy Change Prescriptions in the Eyes of Patients?-A Retrospective Quasi-Experimental Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China implemented the zero-markup medicines policy to reverse the overuse of medicine in public health institutions, by changing the distorted financing mechanism, which heavily relies on revenue generated from medicines. The zero-markup medicines policy was progressively implemented in city public hospitals from 2015 to 2017.

Objective

This study is expected to generate convincing evidence with subjective measurements and contribute to a more comprehensive evaluation of the policy from both objective and subjective perspectives.

Methods

This study was based on a large patient-level dataset with a quasi-experimental design. We employed the difference-in-difference (DID) method, combined with propensity score matching methods, to estimate the causal effect o

SUBMITTER: Cheng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9566082 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature