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Table 2 Hcat, CHE gap, CI, and WE Cat at the 40% threshold

From: Catastrophic health expenditure incidence and its equity in China: a study on the initial implementation of the medical insurance integration system

 

Integrated areas

Non-integrated areas

Hcat (%)

Quintile I (Poorest)

17.19

17.45

Quintile II

15.33

13.95

Quintile III

12.82

12.46

Quintile IV

11.99

11.55

Quintile V (Richest)

11.98

12.99

Total

13.87

13.68

Gcat (%)

2.67

2.61

MPGcat (%)

19.25

19.08

CI

−0.071

−0.073

WE Cat (%)

14.85

14.68

  1. Hcat catastrophic health expenditure incidence, Gcat the mean catastrophic health expenditure gap, MPGcat the mean positive catastrophic health expenditure gap, CI concentration index, WE Cat the weighted catastrophic health expenditure incidence