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Table 3 The GLM analysis results of OOPa expenditures for rural population (n = 1,113,615)

From: Effect of a typical systemic hospital reform on inpatient expenditure for rural population: the Sanming model in China

Variable

OOPa expenditure (1)

OOPa expenditure (2)

OOPa expenditure (3)

Reform (after vs. beforeb)

−308.42*** (11.24)

−347.59*** (12.73)

−347.59** (105.36)

Age (≥65 years vs. < 65 yearsb)

292.88*** (6.52)

303.63*** (6.53)

303.63*** (58.56)

Level of Hospital (tertiary vs. secondary/primaryb)

1736.89*** (5.57)

n/a

n/a

Hospital region (in other region vs. in Sanmingb)

4515.74*** (12.77)

n/a

n/a

Chronic diseases (yes vs. nob)

380.67*** (9.46)

305.51*** (9.63)

305.51*** (85.84)

Official reimbursement rate

1889.99*** (26.67)

2013.92*** (28.72)

2013.92* (990.92)

Ceiling of annual compensation per patient (¥104 vs. < ¥104 b)

−438.23*** (11.49)

− 335.00*** (14.06)

−335.00*** (77.84)

Intercept

− 7377.12*** (27.45)

604.92*** (87.31)

604.92 (361.24)

Yearly fixed effects

NO

YES

YES

Hospitals fixed effects

NO

YES

YES

R-Square

0.277

0.316

0.316

Prob>F

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Clustered s.e.

NO

NO

YES

  1. The results without year and hospital fixed effects are reported in column (1); the results with year and hospital fixed effects are reported in columns (2) and (3)
  2. Robust standard errors are reported in parentheses in columns (1) and (2); standard errors clustered at the hospital level are reported in parentheses in column (3)
  3. aOOP Out-of-pocket
  4. bwas the reference group
  5. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
  6. Adjusted model adjusts for sex and individual annual net income