China's new cooperative medical scheme for rural residents: Popularity of broad coverage poses challenges for costs

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1058-1064

  Ma, Yuqin ^a   Zhang, Lulu ^a   Chen, Qian ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA;

CHINA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84862496235     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0808     Document Type: Article

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