Health insurance and catastrophic illness: A report on the new cooperative medical system in rural China

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Yi, Hongmei ^a,b   Zhang, Linxiu ^a   Singer, Kim ^c   Rozelle, Scott ^d   Atlas, Scott ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophic illness; Health insurance; Rural China

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; TERMINAL DISEASE;

CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; CHINA; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 70349204361     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1510     Document Type: Article

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