Panel data study on the appropriate proportion of personal expenses in total health expenditure in China

To get a clear sense of the “appropriate” individual payout, based on the literature reviews and the World Health Organization (WHO) reports, the study analyzes the data from two aspects: 191 WHO member states and 76 superior states (the health performance is better than that of China) by using the Panel data model, which was further validated by intention questionnaire. The results show that Chinese-appropriate individual payout intervals are respectively around 30% from the WHO angle and the superior state angle in 2020, which have been well proved by the survey of intention. For the realization of the feasible structure of total expenditure on health, we need not only the efforts from government, society and individuals but also the cooperation among hospitals, drug supply security system, health care systems and other health systems.