Financial protection effects of modification of China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme on rural households with chronic diseases

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wang, Jing ^a,b   Chen, Lina ^a,b   Ye, Ting ^a   Zhang, Zhiguo ^a,b   Ma, Jingdong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Financial burden; Financial protection; Health insurance; New Cooperative Medical Scheme; Rural China

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84904079902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-305     Document Type: Article

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