西部地区医疗消费支出的影响因素分析

Analysis of the Influencing Factors of Medical Consumption in Western China

摘要: 本文根据2002~2015年西部8省卫生、人口以及人民生活等分层结构数据，采用多层统计模型，分析了西部地区居民医疗消费支出的影响因素。研究结果表明医疗技术、人口结构、城镇化水平、医疗价格、城镇和农村居民收入对西部地区的医疗消费支出有显著影响，而教育和抚养比对西部地区的医疗消费支出的影响并不显著。根据分析结果，文中提出了相应的建议：提高西部地区医疗卫生服务水平，控制医药价格，加快西部地区城镇化进程，改善农民收入结构、增加农民收入来源、提高农民收入水平。

Abstract: Based on the hierarchical data of health, population and people’s life in the eight provinces of western China from 2002 to 2015, this paper analyzes the influencing factors of residents’ medical consumption expenditure in the western region by using multi-level statistical models. Research results show that the medical technology, the structure of the population, urbanization level, the medical price, income of urban and rural residents have remarkable effect on Medical Consumption Expenditure in western region; while education and raising have no significant influence on medical spending in western region. According to the analysis results, this paper puts forward the corresponding Suggestions: improve the level of the medical and health services in western region and control medical price, to speed up the process of urbanization in western region, improve farmers’ income structure, increase farmers’ income sources, improve the level of farmers’ income.