title: [Dynamic analysis of the new rural cooperative medical system in Hunan Province from 2003 to 2009].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the new rural cooperative medical system in Hunan from 2003 to 2009 and to provide reference for scientific decision making.
  
  
  METHODS
  We dynamically analyzed the participation rate, fund raising and fund operation efficiency of the new rural cooperative medical system in the past 7 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 2003 to 2009, the participation rate increased from 60.7% to 91.22%, funding increased from 30 to 100 yuan/person, degree of hospitalization income from 26.75% to 41.63%, hospitalization rate from 4.57% to 8.26%, and cost of hospitalization times from 2389.46 to 2518.00 yuan.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implementation of the new rural cooperative medical system is indeed a boon to farmers, and the enthusiasm of farmers' participation is significantly improved. We must strengthen the supervision of the designated medical institutions, to effectively reduce health care cost and the burden of medical expense of farmers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, Central South University, Changsha,China.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhenqiu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jingjiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yonggui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lei
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*