我国城乡门诊医疗服务需求弹性研究

Research on the Demand Elasticity of Medical Services for Outpatients in China

目的：了解我国城乡居民门诊医疗服务需求弹性,为政府部门提供相应的政策和战略依据。方法：利用需求的弹性经济学模型对影响门诊医疗服务需求的因素进行分析。结果：价格和收入对门诊医疗服务需求均有显著性影响,城市地区的价格弹性系数和收入弹性系数分别是-0．518和0．600,农村地区分别是-0．498和0．298。结论：政府在对医疗服务机构进行调控时,要兼顾价格和收入的影响。

Objective： To know the demand elasticity of medical services for outpatients so as to provide policy and strategy references for the government. Methods： The influencing factors of medical services demand were analyzed by using economic model of demand elasticity. Results： Both price and income had significant effects on medical services demand. The elasticity coefficients of price and income of urban areas were respectively -0.518 and 0.600, and that of rural areas were respectively -0.498 and 0.298. Conclusion： The government should give consideration to both price and income as regulating the medical organizations.