Integration of current identity-based district-varied health insurance schemes in China: Implications and challenges

Frontiers of Medicine in China

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-84

  Wang, Hai Qiang ^a   Liu, Zhi Heng ^a   Zhang, Yong Zhao ^a   Luo, Zhuo Jing ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Health insurance; New rural cooperative medical system; Urban employee basic health insurance scheme; Urban resident scheme

Indexed keywords

CHINA; GOVERNMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IDENTITY; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL INSURANCE; URBAN POPULATION; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

CHINA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84864882038     PISSN: 16737342     EISSN: 16737458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11684-012-0179-5     Document Type: Review

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