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

Table 5 Reimbursement for TB inpatients inside and outside the project after intervention

Residence	Patients	Number	Mean inpatient expenses (RMB)	OOP (RMB)	ERR (%)
ZJ	Intervention-a	41	4859	917	81
ZJ	Intervention-b	35	7838	3342	57^***
YD	Intervention-a	48	6602	1748	74
YD	Intervention-b	102	4993	2317	53^***
WF	Intervention-a	28	5740	1064	81
WF	Intervention-b	59	5156	1700	67^***
Total	Intervention-a	117	5785	1293	78
Total	Intervention-b	196	5550	2315	59^***

Data source: NCMS database
Note: intervention-a indicates reimbursement data for TB patients included in the project and intervention-b reimbursement data for TB patients excluded from the project
TB Tuberculosis, ZJ Zhijiang City, YD Yidu City, WF Wufeng City, OOP Out-of-pocket payment, ERR Effective reimbursement rate
^***: significant at the 1% levels

ISSN: 2049-9957