Analysis on High Cost to Access Medical Service for Diabetic Patients according to GDP and Per-captia Disposable Income

OBJECTIVE:To provide reference data for well understanding of high cost to access medical service for diabetic patients and controlling increase of medical costs.METHODS:Average daily cost of diabetic drugs in 1998 was compared with in 2008.At the same time it was compared with GDP and per-captia disposable income(PCDI).RESULTS:GDP,PCDI,consumption sum of total drugs and consumption sum of diabetic drugs in 2008 respectively were 3.78 times,3.11 times,3.87 times,2.73 times compared with in 1998.Amount of and daily average expenses of insulin respectively were 3.46 times,1.23 times;DDDs and daily average expense of oral hypoglycemics respectively were 1.69 times,1.41 times,compared with in 1998.Incremental rate of daily average expense of insulin injection and oral hypoglycemics were lower than that of PCDI.The daily average expense was increased as a result of the use of joint venture import drugs and new drugs and increase of diabetic patients.CONCLUSION:Incremental rate of daily average expense of diabetic drugs is lower than that of PCDI.High cost to access medical service for diabetic patients isn't equal to high cost of drugs.Many factors related should be considered from the point of view of society.