Medical expenses burden of chronic patients in medical insurance group

Objective To lucubrate the burden of medical expenses of chronic patients in medical insurance group,and to explore the perfect tactics of controlling medical expenses.Methods With stratified cluster random sampling,400 chronic patients were selected from the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine to undergo a survey about medical expenses burden.Results Generally speaking,chronic patients in medical insurance group felt the burden of medical expenses heavy.To a certain extent,medical insurance can compensate for medical costs.But the satisfaction of it was not high.Conclusion Medical insurance system should play a guiding role to make community-focused prevention and management of chronic diseases.