Moving towards universal health insurance in China: Performance, issues and lessons from Thailand

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-366

  Li, Cheng ^a,c   Yu, Xuan ^b   Butler, James R G ^c   Yiengprugsawan, Vasoontara ^d   Yu, Min ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Health care financing; Health insurance; Thailand; Universal coverage

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM; REFORM PROCESS;

ARTICLE; CHINA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL INSURANCE; THAILAND;

CHINA; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THAILAND; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

CHINA; THAILAND;

EID: 79960697775     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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