The impact of urban health insurance reform on hospital charges: A case study from two cities in China

Health Policy

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-209

  Meng, Qingyue ^a,b   Rehnberg, Clas ^c   Zhuang, Ning ^a   Bian, Ying ^a   Tomson, Goran ^b   Tang, Shenglan ^d  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Childbirth; China; Health insurance; Hospital charge; Reform

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; CHILDBIRTH; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL RECORD; REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 1942517316     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.09.010     Document Type: Article

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