The impact of increased reimbursement rates under the new cooperative medical scheme on the financial burden of tuberculosis patients

Table 4 Reimbursement for TB inpatients under the NCMS before and after intervention

Residence	Term	Number	Mean inpatient expenses (RMB)	OOP (RMB)			NER (%)	ERR (%)
Residence	Term	Number	Mean inpatient expenses (RMB)	Total	Co-paid	Non-reimbursable	NER (%)	ERR (%)
ZJ	Baseline	242	6372	3048	2220	828	13	52
ZJ	Intervention	76	6231	2034	1286	748	12	67^***
YD	Baseline	430	4522	2397	2035	362	8	47
YD	Intervention	150	5508	2135	1639	496	9	61^***
WF	Baseline	329	4818	2076	1787	289	6	57
WF	Intervention	87	5344	1495	1281	214	4	72^***
Total	Baseline	1001	5067	2450	1994	456	9	52
Total	Intervention	313	5638	1933	1454	479	8	66^***

Data source: NCMS database
TB Tuberculosis, NCMS New Cooperative Medical Scheme, ZJ Zhijiang City, YD Yidu City, WF Wufeng City, OOP Out-of-pocket payment, NER Non-reimbursable expenses rate, ERR Effective reimbursement rate
^***: significant at the 1% levels

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