Insured without moral hazard in the health care reform of China

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 521-536

  Wong, Chack Kie ^a   Cheung, Chau Kiu ^b   Tang, Kwong Leung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

government responsibility; health care account; Health care reform; health insurance; moral hazard; physician consultation

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG PRESCRIBING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHINA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84866399101     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371910903183219     Document Type: Article

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