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Table 4 Effect of the outpatient reimbursement ratio on a diabetes patient’s health outcomes

From: Effects of decreasing the out-of-pocket expenses for outpatient care on health-seeking behaviors, health outcomes and medical expenses of people with diabetes: evidence from China

Variable

Annual length of hospital stays

Annual average length of a hospital stay

Number of diabetes complications

DCSI score

Annual outpatient reimbursement ratio

−0.012***

−0.011***

−0.001***

−0.001***

(− 12.11)

(− 12.57)

(− 5.55)

(− 4.65)

Control variable

Y

Y

Y

Y

Constant

−2.910***

−2.673***

1.923***

2.030***

(− 4.56)

(− 4.71)

(13.61)

(11.29)

Individual fixed effects

Y

Y

Y

Y

Time fixed effects

Y

Y

Y

Y

R-squared

0.067

0.055

0.032

0.024

N

5,996

5,996

5,996

5,996

Observations

17,988

17,988

17,988

17,988

  1. Note: The cluster robust standard errors are used in the estimation; *** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1