文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Impact of digital economy on residents' medical cost: an empirical analysis based on interprovincial data from China

作者：Zheng, Kai[1];Guo, Yan[1];Zhang, Rui[1];Wu, Jianjun[1];Ma, Aiping[2];He, Shenwen[1];Huang, Yiwei[1];Wang, Heng[1];Lin, Sheng[1];Li, Yongyue[1];Wang, Xuejun[2]

第一作者：Zheng, Kai

通信作者：Wang, XJ[1]

机构：[1]Gansu Univ Chinese Med, Sch Publ Hlth, Lanzhou, Gansu, Peoples R China;[2]Gansu Univ Chinese Med, Sch Hlth Management, Lanzhou, Gansu, Peoples R China

第一机构：甘肃中医药大学公共卫生学院

通信机构：[1]corresponding author), Gansu Univ Chinese Med, Sch Hlth Management, Lanzhou, Gansu, Peoples R China.|[10735]甘肃中医药大学;

年份：2026

卷号：13

外文期刊名：FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:001679356900001)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:001679356900001)】；

基金：The author(s) declared that financial support was received for this work and/or its publication. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Gansu (23JRRA1204).

语种：英文

外文关键词：digital economy; impact effect; mechanism of action; medical expenditure; provincial panel data

摘要：Introduction This study aims to investigate the impact of the digital economy on residents' medical expenditure, and the underlying causes.Methods Utilizing panel data from 30 provinces in China spanning 2017 to 2021, we employed time-fixed effects models, mediation models, and panel threshold models to analyze the influence of the digital economy on residents' medical expenditure.Results Research findings showed that the well-developed digital economy in a certain region significantly reduces local healthcare expenditure, while substantially increased it for the neighboring regions. This impact varied across different areas and is influenced by the regional age structure. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) exhibited a masking effect that weakened the direct impact of digital economy level on healthcare expenditure.Discussion It is recommended to accelerate information technology infrastructure construction, enhance coordination among healthcare, pharmaceutical, and medical insurance policies, and promote technological innovation and product development that better suit the older adults.