Table 3.
The effects of Urban-rural Residents Basic Medical Insurance Integration on health care utilization
| Variables | DID without covariates | DID with covariates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | |
| Probability of outpatient visit last month | ||||
| year 2015 | −0.02*** | (− 0.03, − 0.01) | −0.02*** | (− 0.0,3–0.01) |
| Integration | − 0.03*** | (− 0.05, − 0.01) | −0.01 | (− 0.02, 0.01) |
| year 2015 × Integration | 0.01 | (− 0.02, 0.04) | 0 | (−0.03, 0.03) |
| Number of outpatients visits last month | ||||
| year 2015 | −0.11 | (− 0.28, 0.06) | − 0.10 | (− 0.27, 0.07) |
| Integration | − 0.13 | (− 0.43, 0.18) | − 0.02 | (− 0.32, 0.28) |
| year 2015 × Integration | 0.62** | (0.05, 1.18) | 0.59** | (0.02, 1.15) |
| Probability of inpatient visit last year | ||||
| year 2015 | 0.01* | (0, 0.02) | 0 | (−0.01, 0.01) |
| Integration | − 0.04*** | (− 0.06, − 0.03) | −0.03*** | (− 0.04, − 0.01) |
| year 2015 × Integration | 0.01 | (− 0.01, 0.03) | 0 | (− 0.02, 0.03) |
| Number of inpatients last year | ||||
| year 2015 | −0.03 | (− 0.12, 0.07) | − 0.07 | (− 0.16, 0.02) |
| Integration | − 0.25*** | (− 0.38, − 0.13) | −0.22*** | (− 0.34, − 0.09) |
| year 2015 × Integration | 0.39*** | (0.12, 0.65) | 0.36*** | (0.09, 0.62) |
| Probability of unmet hospitalization needs last year | ||||
| year 2015 | 0 | (−0.01, 0.01) | 0 | (−0.01, 0.01) |
| Integration | −0.03*** | (−0.04, − 0.02) | − 0.02*** | (− 0.03, − 0.01) |
| year 2015 × Integration | 0.01 | (− 0.01, 0.03) | 0.01 | (− 0.01, 0.02) |
Note: β coefficients, CI confidence interval, DID difference-in-differences
*, P < 0.1; **, P < 0.05; ***, P < 0.01