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Extending health insurance to the rural population : an impact evaluation of China's new cooperative medical scheme
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In 2003, China launched a heavily subsidized voluntary health insurance program for rural residents as discussed by the authors, which has increased outpatient and inpatient utilization, and has reduced the cost of deliveries, but it has not reduced out-of-pocket expenses per outpatient visit or inpatient spell.About:
This article is published in Journal of Health Economics.The article was published on 2007-03-01. It has received 593 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Rural health & Health care.read more
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Early appraisal of China's huge and complex health-care reforms
TL;DR: The pace of reform should be moderated to allow service providers to develop absorptive capacity, and independent, outcome-based monitoring and evaluation by a third-party are essential for mid-course correction of the plans and to make officials and providers accountable.
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The New Cooperative Medical Scheme in rural China: does more coverage mean more service and better health?
Xiaoyan Lei,Wanchuan Lin +1 more
TL;DR: It is found that participating in the NCMS significantly decreases the use of traditional Chinese folk doctors and increases the utilization of preventive care, particularly general physical examinations.
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Consolidating the social health insurance schemes in China: towards an equitable and efficient health system
TL;DR: Political commitments, institutional innovations, and a feasible implementation plan are the major elements needed for success in consolidation of the social health insurance schemes both in China and internationally.
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Progress on catastrophic health spending in 133 countries: a retrospective observational study
Adam Wagstaff,Gabriela Flores,Justine Hsu,Marc-Francois Smitz,Kateryna Chepynoga,Leander R. Buisman,Kim van Wilgenburg,Patrick Eozenou +7 more
TL;DR: The proportion of the population that is supposed to be covered by health insurance schemes or by national or subnational health services is a poor indicator of financial protection and what is required is increasing the share of total health expenditure that is prepaid, particularly through taxes and mandatory contributions.
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Universal health coverage in Turkey: enhancement of equity
Rifat Atun,Rifat Atun,Sabahattin Aydin,Sarbani Chakraborty,Safir Sümer,Meltem A. Aran,Ipek Gürol,Serpil Nazlıoğlu,Şenay Özgülcü,Ülger Aydogan,Banu Ayar,Uğur Dilmen,Recep Akdağ +12 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that the HTP was instrumental in achieving universal health coverage to enhance equity substantially, and led to quantifiable and beneficial effects on all health system goals, with an improved level and distribution of health, greater fairness in financing with better financial protection, and notably increased user satisfaction.
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