Variable | RCMS (2000) | NRCMS (2008) |
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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
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Initiala | Ex anteb | Ex postc | % Changed | Initial | Ex ante | Ex post | % Change |
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Income equitye | 0.4126 | 0.4399 | 0.4365 | −12.45 | 0.4292 | 0.4629 | 0.4541 | −26.11f |
Dominance testg | – | D- | D+ | – | – | D- | D+ | – |
- aInitial = before payment of medical bills
- bEx ante = after payment of medical bills
- cEx post = after reimbursement of medical bills from RCMS or NRCMS
- dPercent change (%∆) = (C – B)/(B – A)*100 for RCMS and (G – F)/(F – E) *100 for NRCMS
- eIncome equity = Gini coefficient
- fSignificant difference in changes between RCMS and NRCMS
- g“D-” indicated that the Lorenz curves after payment of medical bills (B in year 2000; F in year 2008) was dominated by the Lorenz curves before payment of medical bills (A in year 2000; E in year 2008). “D+” indicated that the Lorenz curves after reimbursement of medical bills (C in year 2000; G in year 2008) dominated the Lorenz curves before reimbursement (B in year 2000; F in year 2008)