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Table 1 Related parameters and their explanation

From: Evolutionary game model of health care and social care collaborative services for the elderly population in China

Symbol

Explanation

\({U}_{1}\)

The additional benefit of elderly social care organizations from the provision of health care services in the bilateral cooperation type

\({U}_{2}\)

The additional benefit of elderly social care organizations in the elderly social care organization-led type

\({P}_{1}\)

The costs that elderly social care organizations pay to purchase health care services or pay for negotiation in the bilateral cooperation type

\({P}_{2}\)

The cost for elderly social care organizations providing extra health care services in the elderly social care organization-led type

\({R}_{1}\)

The additional income of health care organizations from the provision of elderly social care services in the bilateral cooperation type

\({R}_{2}\)

The additional income of health care organizations from the extra provision of elderly social care services in the health care organization-led type

\({C}_{1}\)

The additional operating costs of health care organizations in the bilateral cooperation type

\({C}_{2}\)

The extra costs of health care organizations from the extra provision of elderly care services in the health care organization-led type

\({S}_{1}\)

The government subsidy to elderly social care organizations in the bilateral cooperation type

\({S}_{2}\)

The government subsidy to elderly social care organizations in the elderly social care organization-led type

\({S}_{1}^{^{\prime}}\)

The government subsidy to health care organizations in the health care organization-led type