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Table 4 Effects of health poverty alleviation project on total medical expenses and health care utilization

From: The effect of the health poverty alleviation project on financial risk protection for rural residents: evidence from Chishui City, China

Variables

Total medical expenses

Number of inpatients

Number of outpatients

Post×Treatment

0.064

0.035***

−0.012

(0.046)

(0.011)

(0.048)

Post

0.034

−0.010

0.081**

(0.036)

(0.009)

(0.034)

Treatment

0.132***

0.033***

−0.063**

(0.034)

(0.008)

(0.031)

Control variables

Yes

Yes

Yes

R 2

0.578

0.696

0.746

Observations

60,880

60,880

60,880

  1. Notes: (1) *** denotes p < 0.01, ** denotes p < 0.05
  2. (2) Robust standard errors in parentheses
  3. (3) The control variables of total medical expenses include residential areas, household size, numbers of elderly members, males and children per household, number of diseases in each ICD-10-CM chapter per household, and annual inpatient and outpatient visits in each types of institutions per household
  4. (4) The control variables of health care utilization include residential areas, household size, numbers of elderly members, males and children per household, number of diseases in each ICD-10-CM chapter per household, and number of household members in each inpatient or outpatient institution