How effectively can the New Cooperative Medical Scheme reduce catastrophic health expenditure for the poor and non-poor in rural China?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 468-475

  Zhang, Luying ^a   Cheng, Xiaoming ^a   Tolhurst, Rachel ^b   Tang, Shenglan ^b   Liu, Xiaoyun ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catastrophic health expenditure; China; Equity; Health insurance

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; NEW COOPERATIVE MEDICAL SCHEME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

CHINA;

EID: 77949422455     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02469.x     Document Type: Article

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