Financial protection under the new rural cooperative medical schemes in China

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 700-704

  Wang, Juan ^a   Zhou, Hong Wei ^b   Lei, Yi Xiong ^a   Wang, Xin Wang ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Bureau of Health of Panyu District   (China)

Author keywords

health insurance; New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme; policy; rural China

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; ICD-10; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863852524     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318249d8bf     Document Type: Article

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