| Reform county | Control counties | DID | ||||
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Pre | Post | Diff | Pre | Post | Diff | ||
Cesarean delivery rate, % | 35.50 | 37.90 | 2.40* | 39.00 | 51.50 | 12.50** | −10.10 |
Total spending (¥) | 2847.42 [2295.65] | 3023.49 [2606.99] | 176.07** | 2886.27 [1894.56] | 3711.95 [2040.98] | 825.68** | −649.61 |
Government expenses (¥) | 955.24 [709.99] | 1181.57 [1139.67] | 226.33** | 889.59 [709.25] | 1690.93 [1201.82] | 801.34** | −575.01 |
OOPa payments (¥) | 1892.18 [1654.14] | 1841.92 [1643.38] | −50.25 | 1996.68 [1372.69] | 2021.02 [1242.78] | 24.34 | −74.59 |
OOPa payments as a share of total spending,% | 62.82 [9.64] | 59.62 [10.03] | −3.20** | 68.90 [14.10] | 57.28 [18.17] | −11.62** | 8.41 |
Drug cost (¥) | 536.26 [684.09] | 377.12 [616.97] | −159.14** | 559.02 [667.99] | 594.07 [662.95] | 35.05** | − 194.19 |
Diagnostic testing cost (¥) | 225.41 [226.74] | 246.13 [275.13] | 20.72** | 176.95 [171.13] | 225.24 [214.23] | 48.29** | −27.57 |
Physician services and therapeutic services cost (¥) | 2085.75 [1482.30] | 2400.24 [1839.96] | 314.50** | 2150.31 [1243.58] | 2892.64 [1449.86] | 742.34** | − 427.84 |
LOSb, days | 9.57 [5.92] | 7.85 [4.63] | −1.72** | 6.58 [2.82] | 7.00 [3.01] | 0.02** | −1.74 |
30 day readmission rate, % | 0.60 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
60 day readmission rate, % | 0.80 | 1.30 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.30 |