Article
The Impact of Outpatient Pooling Reform on Abnormal Outpatient Visits: Evidence from Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance Claims in China
2026-05-08
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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background:</bold> In 2023, China fully implemented outpatient pooling under the Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI). While expanded outpatient coverage and lower out-of-pocket payments improved access, they also increased overuse of medical services, posing challenges to the sustainability of BMI funds. <bold>Methods:</bold> Using administrative UEBMI outpatient c...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 9821d955-f6d5-5a43-88d0-3972dc1d8af9
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9415680/v1
