Publications by authors named "Zou Zhang"
Objectives: To assess a new Chinese insurance benefit with capitated provider payment for common diseases in outpatients.
Methods: Longitudinal health insurance claims data, health administrative data and primary care facility data were used to assess trajectories in outpatient visits, inpatient admissions, expenditure per common disease outpatient (CD/OP) visit and prescribing indicators over time. We conducted segmented regression analyses of interrupted time series data to measure changes in level and trend overtime, and cross-sectional comparisons against external standards.
Article Synopsis
- Universal health coverage depends on solid research, and insights from China's Zhuhai health insurance system can offer guidance to other regions aiming for similar goals.
- * The paper details Zhuhai's health insurance evolution, core components of its outpatient benefit package, and contrasts it with practices in other Chinese areas and neighboring countries.
- * Zhuhai’s outpatient benefit package has effectively increased healthcare access, controlled spending, and shifted focus toward preventative care, ultimately enhancing the basic health insurance framework.