Financing strategies to improve essential public health equalization and its effects in China

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-12

  Yang, Li ^a   Sun, Li ^a   Wen, Liankui ^a   Zhang, Huyang ^c   Li, Chenyang ^c   Hanson, Kara ^b   Fang, Hai ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Effects; Equalization; Financing strategies; Public health services

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; FINANCIAL SERVICES; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAX SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA PROCESSING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIGRANT; NATIONAL ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE PACKAGE EQUALIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TAX; ADULT; CHILD; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHINA;

ADULT; CHILD; CHINA; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 85000352288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-016-0482-x     Document Type: Article

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