Health insurance system has been proved to be an effective way to promote the quality of health service in many countries. However, how to control health expenditure under health insurance system remains a problem to be resolved. Some developed countries like UK, Canada and Sweden linked their health technology assessment results with decision making and health insurance management, and made prominent achievements in both expenditure control and quality improvement. China is carrying out its health system reform and running a new health insurance project. Using the experiences of other countries is undoubtedly of great importance in developing and managing our health insurance system.
Objective To analyze the current status of health insurance policies for outpatient chronic diseases among urban and rural residents in Sichuan Province and provide policy recommendations for improving their management. Methods Health insurance policies for outpatient chronic diseases across 21 coordination districts in Sichuan Province were systematically reviewed by computer. Descriptive analysis was employed to compare differences in disease coverage, classification management, eligibility criteria, and benefit levels. Results In Sichuan Province, the number of outpatient chronic and special diseases across its 21 coordination areas ranged from 41 to 77. The coverage of these diseases varies included <10%, 10%–49%, 50%–99%, and 100%, and the diseases were managed under 2, 3, or 4 categories. There were also significant variations in disease recognition criteria and the level of benefit protection among the different coordination areas. Conclusions Significant disparities exist in outpatient chronic diseases policies and management practices among the 21 coordination districts in Sichuan Province. To address this, we recommend standardizing the provincial outpatient chronic diseases catalog, eligibility criteria, and classification management. Additionally, benefit levels should be optimized and regional disparities gradually reduced under the premise of maintaining balanced medical insurance fund risks.
ObjectiveTo investigate the factors that influence Chinese residents, self-rated health and the effects of the multilevel health insurance system and neighborhood social capital on self-rated health. MethodsBased on the 2018 China labor-force dynamics survey data, and Stata 15.0 software was used to conduct χ2 test, univariate analysis and multiple logistic regression model were used to analyze the influencing factors of self-rated health of Chinese residents. An interaction model was used to analyze the interactive effects of the multilevel health insurance system and the social capital of the neighborhood on self-rated health. ResultsA total of 10 201 people were investigated in this study, and 39.20% of them were self-rated unhealthy. After adjusting for confounders, the results of the multivariate logistic regression model showed that having social health insurance (OR=0.8, 95%CI 0.7 to 1.0) and having neighborhood social capital (OR=0.7, 95%CI 0.6 to 0.8) were more inclined to self-rated health. In addition, the results showed that being male, having a college degree or higher, having a job, and drinking alcohol increased the risk of self-rated unhealthy (P<0.05); whereas being 45-59 years of age, 60 years of age or older, in the central and western regions, exercising regularly, and having a disease or injury within two weeks decreased the risk of self-rated unhealthy (P<0.05). There was a positive multiplicative interaction effect between health insurance and neighborhood social capital on residents’ self-rated health (univariate: OR=1.5, 95%CI 1.1 to 3.7, P<0.05; multivariate: OR=1.7, 95%CI 1.2 to 2.4, P<0.05), and negative additive interactions (RERI=?0.8, 95%CI ?1.4 to ?0.1; AP=?0.3, 95%CI ?0.6 to ?0.1; SI=0.6, 95%CI 0.5 to 0.8). ConclusionAttention should be paid to the self-rated health status of key populations through means such as health promotion and education, and healthy behavior lifestyles should be promoted. The health insurance system should be further improved, and attention should be paid to the role of social capital in the neighborhood, encouraging residents to actively build a good social neighborhood, and realizing the coordinated development of the multilevel health insurance system and the social capital in the neighborhood.
