How To Control The Economic Burden Of Treating Cardio-Cerebrovascular Diseases In China? Assessment Based On System Of Health Accounts 2011

Background In the past two decades, chronic non-communicable diseases have become the leading disease burden, and cardio-cerebrovascular diseases (CCVD) are the main causes of death in chronic diseases. It has become the focus of global public health attention, in this study, System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011) is used to calculate health expenditure, discuss its economic burden, and put forward countermeasures.Methods Data were collected by multi-stage stratified random sampling and the medical expenses of patients with CCVD were calculated based on SHA 2011, from the dimensions of the financing plan, institutional flow, and service function. Correlation and regression analysis were conducted by controlling factors influencing hospitalization expenses. All analysis were conducted by software SPSS.Results The current health expenditure (CHE) of CCVD in Dalian was 3.986 billion Yuan, accounting for 12.88% of the CHE (30.947 billion Yuan). The current curative expenditure (CCE) of CCVD was 2.947 billion Yuan. 40.39% of CCVD financing came from social medical insurance, and the proportion of family health financing was higher (39.06%). The expenditures were consumed by general hospitals and elderly patients.Conclusions The expenditure burden of CCVD in Dalian was massive, and wasted the health resource severely. It is necessary for the government to adjust the financing structure, reallocate the expenses of CCVD, and make institutional flow and functional distribution more reasonable.