Coverage of different health insurance programs and medical costs associated with chronic hepatitis C infection in mainland China: a cross-sectional survey in 20 provinces

Table 4 Inpatient costs by type of insurance (in Renminbi)

	N	Median cost	P25	P75	X ²	P value*
Government employee program	67^a	12,117	7531	17,989	41.27	<0.0001
Government urban public program	274^b	9535	5623	16,667
Government rural public program	152	6340	4262	9056
Uninsured population	83^c	6937	5061	18,273

*The Kruskal-Wallis test was used for comparisons
^a8 responses were excluded from analysis because the information was incomplete or implausible
^b1 response was excluded from analysis because the information was incomplete or implausible
^c25 responses were excluded from analysis because the information was incomplete or implausible

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