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Characterizing Cross-Provincial High-Cost Patients in Rural China: Cross-Sectional Study

Characterizing Cross-Provincial High-Cost Patients in Rural China: Cross-Sectional Study

Yu and Lang [54] and Auster and Oaxaca [55] demonstrated that differences in payment management mechanisms contribute to a higher likelihood of overtreatment when seeking health care in other provinces. Thus, patients are likely to receive more standardized medical treatment within their insured regions compared with cross-provincial patients. This can reduce unnecessary expenditures for medical insurance funds and out-of-pocket costs for individuals. This study has several limitations.

Minjiang Guo, Xiaotong Jiang, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Fangyuan Zhang, Zhongyuan Zhang, Yazi Li

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2025;11:e54234