Health insurance coverage rates in 9 provinces in China doubled from 1997 to 2006, with a dramatic rural upswing

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2419-2426

  Xu, Hongwei ^a   Short, Susan E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONSUMER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

BAYES THEOREM; CHINA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84862962658     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.1291     Document Type: Article

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