Table 2.
The ITSA results of outcome variables for UEBMI inpatients
| Variables | Before the reform (2019.6–2021.12) |
Reform instantaneous (2022.1) |
After the reform (2022.1–2023.6) |
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| β1 | SE | t | β2 | SE | t | β3 | SE | t | |||
| Ln (Average expenditure per hospital admission + 1) | 0.002 | 0.001 | 1.80* | -0.157 | 0.044 | -0.002*** | -0.002 | 0.003 | -0.88 | ||
| Ln (OOP per hospital admission + 1) | 0.007 | 0.002 | 3.53*** | -0.066 | 0.060 | -1.10 | -0.020 | 0.004 | -4.54*** | ||
| Average length of stay (day) | -0.008 | 0.026 | -0.31 | -1.903 | 0.595 | -3.20*** | -0.007 | 0.029 | -0.26 | ||
| 7-day all-cause readmission rate (%) | 0.066 | 0.055 | 1.20 | -2.641 | 1.255 | -2.10** | -0.146 | 0.076 | -1.91* | ||
| 30-day all-cause readmission rate (%) | 0.142 | 0.053 | 2.67** | -2.327 | 1.373 | -1.70* | -0.249 | 0.093 | -2.67** | ||
Note The significance levels of 1%, 5%, and 10% are denoted by ***, **, and *, respectively