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Increasing private hospitals in China

Keywords:

Hospital privatization Hospital resource misallocation Misallocation among China’s regions Structural efficiency

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Healthcare economics
Health services research
Regional economics

Background:

China's healthcare sector faces significant resource mismatch challenges.
Understanding regional disparities in healthcare resource allocation is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the impact of private hospitals on healthcare resource mismatch in China.
To investigate the relationship between private hospital proportion and healthcare resource distribution.

Main Methods:

Utilized structural efficiency to quantify healthcare resource mismatch (0.2-0.7).
Analyzed data from China's healthcare sector between 2010 and 2019.

Main Results:

An increased proportion of private hospitals correlates with decreased healthcare resource mismatch.
This positive effect was observed in both non-coastal and central provinces.
More private hospitals led to increased healthcare resource supply and services, meeting local needs.

Conclusions:

Expanding private healthcare facilities can effectively reduce regional healthcare resource disparities in China.
Private hospitals contribute to a more balanced distribution of healthcare resources and services.