Open AccessThe Risk Factors for Chinese Medical Economic Burden of Aging: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Guangdong Province
Author(s) -
Jialong Chen,
Zhenzhu Qian,
Yang Li,
Ting Liu,
Mingwei Sun,
Honglin Yu,
Chonghua Wan,
Ying Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biomed research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 2314-6141
pISSN - 2314-6133
DOI - 10.1155/2021/6680441
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , medical insurance , china , cross sectional study , environmental health , business , medical costs , medicine , health care , economic growth , actuarial science , geography , archaeology , pathology , economics , philosophy , linguistics
Background The proportion of aging in China is increasing, which needs more healthcare recourses. To analyze the risk factors of the direct medical economic burden of aging in China and provide the strategies to control the cost of treatment, the information was collected based on Guangdong Province's regular health expenditure accounting data collection plan.Methods The multiple linear regression models were used to explore the risk factors of inpatient expenses of the elderly in Guangdong province.Results The results revealed that hospital day, age, male patients, and patients who suffer from malignant tumors are key factors to increase the direct medical economic burden of aging. Moreover, the medical insurance for urban employees can reduce the medical economic burden, comparing with the medical insurance for urban residents.Conclusions The basic medical insurance system and the serious illness insurance system should be improved. While striving to speed up the development of regional economy, the government should pay attention to the construction of basic medical institutions in economically backward areas, increase the allocation of health human resources, and facilitate the masses to seek medical treatment nearby.