Equity in health care financing: Evaluation of the current Urban Employee Health Insurance reform in China

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 506-527

  Yi, Yunni ^a,f   Maynard, Alan ^a   Liu, Gordon ^b,c   Xiong, Xianjun ^d   Lin, Feng ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Ministry of Labour and Social Security   (China)

^e Bureau of Medical Insurance in Zhenjiang   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounts (MSAs); China; Equity; Health care financing; Health care reform; Kakwani progressivity index; Medical Savings

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE; INSURANCE INDUSTRY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 31744444568     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: 14699648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547860500291745     Document Type: Article

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