Title: The influence of the rural health security schemes on health utilization and household impoverishment in rural China : data from a household survey of western and central China

Authors: Shi, Wuxiang

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2010

Journal: International journal for equity in health

Volume: Vol. 9, No. 7

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Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health economics, health insurance, health programmes, health care delivery, poverty, china

Abstract: The aim of this study was to document coverage of two medical schemes in rural China, assess their effectiveness on access to in-patient care and protection against financial catastrophe and household impoverishment, and identify the factors predicting impoverishment with and without these schemes.

URL: http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/pdf/1475-9276-9-7.pdf

Document type: Portal