Temporal trends and variation in out-of-pocket expenditures and patient cost sharing: evidence from a Chinese national survey 2011-2015

• Main Authors: Vicky Mengqi Qin (Author), Yuting Zhang (Author), Kee Seng Chia (Author), Barbara McPake (Author), Yang Zhao (Author), Emily S. G. Hulse (Author), Helena Legido-Quigley (Author), John Tayu Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives This study aims to examine: (1) temporal trends in the percentage of cost-sharing and amount of out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) from 2011 to 2015; (2) factors associated with cost-sharing and OOPE; and (3) the relationships between province-level economic development and cost-sh...