Table 6 The two-way fixed effects model results for the impact of medical service price differences
From: Regional price differences of medical services: evidence from China
| 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | Outpatient | 听 | Inpatient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Annual visit | 听 | Hospitalization rate | 听 | Medical expense | 听 | Medical service expense | 听 | Medical expense | 听 | Medical service expense |
(4) | 听 | (5) | 听 | (6) | 听 | (7) | 听 | (8) | 听 | (9) | |
Medical service price level | -0.19** | 听 | 0.01 | 听 | -0.04 | 听 | 0.34*** | 听 | 0.08 | 听 | 0.24* |
| 听 | (0.07) | 听 | (0.02) | 听 | (0.04) | 听 | (0.07) | 听 | (0.06) | 听 | (0.09) |
GDP per capita | 0.43* | 听 | 0.06* | 听 | -0.06 | 听 | 0.17 | 听 | -0.15 | 听 | -0.22 |
| 听 | (0.17) | 听 | (0.02) | 听 | (0.10) | 听 | (0.16) | 听 | (0.12) | 听 | (0.16) |
Proportion of population above 65 | 0.58 | 听 | 0.19 | 听 | -1.97** | 听 | -1.20 | 听 | -1.03 | 听 | -0.71 |
| 听 | (0.58) | 听 | (0.13) | 听 | (0.68) | 听 | (1.00) | 听 | (0.75) | 听 | (0.97) |
Basic medical insurance coverage | -0.02 | 听 | -0.00 | 听 | -0.00 | 听 | -0.03 | 听 | 0.05* | 听 | 0.06* |
| 听 | (0.02) | 听 | (0.00) | 听 | (0.01) | 听 | (0.03) | 听 | (0.03) | 听 | (0.03) |
Density of physicians | 0.34** | 听 | 0.00 | 听 | 0.11 | 听 | 0.30** | 听 | 0.12 | 听 | 0.14 |
| 听 | (0.11) | 听 | (0.03) | 听 | (0.13) | 听 | (0.12) | 听 | (0.18) | 听 | (0.23) |
Density of hospital beds | -0.02 | 听 | 0.16*** | 听 | -0.25* | 听 | -0.57*** | 听 | -0.23 | 听 | -0.19 |
| 听 | (0.12) | 听 | (0.02) | 听 | (0.11) | 听 | (0.09) | 听 | (0.16) | 听 | (0.23) |
Average length of stay | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 0.51*** | 听 | 0.53*** |
| 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | (0.08) | 听 | (0.12) |
Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of THE) | -0.48 | 听 | -0.02 | 听 | 0.11 | 听 | 0.60 | 听 | 0.35 | 听 | 0.33 |
| 听 | (0.26) | 听 | (0.06) | 听 | (0.32) | 听 | (0.35) | 听 | (0.35) | 听 | (0.35) |
Observations | 155 | 听 | 155 | 听 | 155 | 听 | 155 | 听 | 155 | 听 | 155 |
R2 | 0.40 | 听 | 0.37 | 听 | 0.18 | 听 | 0.40 | 听 | 0.26 | 听 | 0.23 |