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Table 3 NCMS impact on intensity of catastrophic expenditure for TB care, China, 2012

From: The effect of NCMS on catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from tuberculosis care in China

Indicators

Study locations

All

Hanzhong

Yichang

Zhenjiang

Mean Catastrophic Payment Gap (%)

Before reimbursement (MG B )

155.2

51.7

85.4

97.4

After reimbursement (MG A )

68.6

35.5

43.0

52.9

After reimbursement and subsidies (MG S )

65.6

31.3

42.7

49.8

Mean positive gap (%)

Before reimbursement (MPG B )

237.7

115.4

153.7

186.8

After reimbursement (MPG A )

161.8

105.6

91.0

135.8

After reimbursement and subsidies (MPG S )

157.3

98.2

90.5

130.0

Difference (%)

MG B -MG A

86.6

16.2

42.4

44.5

MG A -MG S

3.0

4.2

0.3

3.1

MPG B -MPG A

75.9

9.8

62.7

51.0

MPG A -MPG S

4.5

7.4

0.5

5.8