Short- and long-term impacts of the National Essential Medicines Policy on drug availability, price, and usage in a deprived rural county in southwestern China: an interrupted time series analysis across 8 years
NEMP has successfully regulated drug prices in primary and secondary healthcare facilities in remote and rural areas, both short-term and long-term. However, a remarkable disparity in medicine availability and utilization was observed between different levels of facilities over time. Continuous monitoring is essential, with increased attention needed on the uneven impacts of the policy on diverse drugs, facilities, regions, and demographics.
Authors
- Ge Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6550-1557)
- Zhaohua Huo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6895-1449)
- Jianchao Quan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8386-8512)
- Shuai Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0136-2770)
- Xuechen Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8085-1221)
- Jiaqiang Jing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4219-0829)
- Li Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0960-9296)
- Shiying He
- Yinan Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9062-9776)
Institutions
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Ruijin Hospital (CN)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1355239
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.16
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China