Balancing the funds in the new cooperative medical scheme in rural China: Determinants and influencing factors in two provinces

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 96-118

  Zhang, Luying ^a   Cheng, Xiaoming ^a   Liu, Xiaoyun ^b   Zhu, Kun ^c   Tang, Shenglan ^b   Bogg, Lennart ^d   Dobberschuetz, Karin ^e   Tolhurst, Rachel ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e AOK Consult GmbH (AOK)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fund balance; Health insurance; Management

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CAPACITY BUILDING; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; STAKEHOLDER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION;

CHINA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; STATE MEDICINE;

CHINA;

EID: 77953521286     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.988     Document Type: Article

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