A binary logistic regression analysis and decision tree model based on the CHAID algorithm were implemented to analyze the associated factors in older patients with multimorbidity in stabilization period about choices of medical institutions. More than half of older patients with multimorbidity in stabilization period chose hospitals for healthcare. Activities of daily living, age, a family doctor contract, and patient sex were the associated factors.

China has the biggest medical insurance program in the world with coverage of 95% population, with tremendous pressure on cost control. Since 2015, China's healthcare ecosystem has been reshaped by the rising China innovation, driven by regulatory reform, enhancement of R&D capability, and capital market development. How to balance affordability and innovation will be critical for China to continue the trajectory.

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