Provider and patient perceptions of traditional Chinese medicine service pricing reform: evidence from Northeast China
Fazheng Zhao, Yichi Chen, Ruoxin Wang, Xinyi Wu, Xin Tong · 2026
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Fazheng Zhao and colleagues surveyed views in 2026 on a pricing reform for traditional Chinese medicine services in Northeast China. New national guidelines issued in 2025 push these services toward value-based pricing. The survey gathered 399 valid replies from Jilin and Liaoning provinces: 250 health professionals, 125 patients, and 24 administrators.
Among professionals, higher job title and tighter insurance payment limits tied to lower satisfaction with pricing and payment, while management support raised satisfaction. Patients knew little of the billing changes directly, yet split between wanting lower prices and accepting moderate rises for better quality, and many backed tiered pricing. Administrators flagged complex cost accounting and weak links between pricing and insurance payment. The authors call the reform a system coordination problem.
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| CREATOR | Fazheng Zhao, Yichi Chen, Ruoxin Wang, Xinyi Wu, Xin Tong |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |