Effective reimbursement rates of the rural health insurance among uncomplicated tuberculosis patients in China

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 304-311

  Wei, Xiaolin ^a   Zou, Guanyang ^b   Yin, Jia ^a   Walley, John ^c   Zhang, Xin ^a   Li, Renzhong ^d   Sun, Qiang ^e  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Comdis China Office ^*  (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d National Center for TB Control and Prevention   (China)

^e SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Effective reimbursement; Health insurance; Tuberculosis; Universal health coverage

Indexed keywords

COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; RURAL AREA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REIMBURSEMENT; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; ADULT; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; SICHUAN; ZHEJIANG;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922522220     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12438     Document Type: Article

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