Consolidating the social health insurance schemes in China: towards an equitable and efficient health system

The Lancet

Volumn 386, Issue 10002, 2015, Pages 1484-1492

  Meng, Qingyue ^a   Fang, Hai ^a   Liu, Xiaoyun ^a   Yuan, Beibei ^a   Xu, Jin ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL INSURANCE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRENDS;

CHINA; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84944053409     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00342-6     Document Type: Review

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