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Table 5 Effect of the annual medical reimbursement ratio on a diabetes patient’s medical expenses

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 outpatient expenses

Annual inpatient expenses

Annual medical expenses

Annual out-of-pocket expenses

Annual outpatient reimbursement ratio

−0.022***

−0.046***

−0.026***

−0.040***

(− 18.28)

(− 12.53)

(− 18.16)

(− 26.32)

Control variable

Y

Y

Y

Y

Constant

−2.136***

−11.661***

−2.941***

−1.490**

(− 4.06)

(− 5.09)

(− 4.09)

(− 2.29)

Individual fixed effects

Y

Y

Y

Y

Time fixed effects

Y

Y

Y

Y

R-squared

0.178

0.061

0.159

0.226

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