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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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dc.contributor.authorWagstaff, Adam
dc.contributor.authorLindelow, Magnus
dc.contributor.authorJuncheng, Qian
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:30:51Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:30:51Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractIn 2003, China launched a heavily subsidized voluntary health insurance program for rural residents. We combine differences-in-differences with matching methods to obtain impact estimates, using data collected from program administrators, health facilities and households. The scheme 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. Out-of-pocket payments overall have not been reduced. We find heterogeneity across income groups and implementing counties. The program has increased ownership of expensive equipment among central township health centers but has had no impact on cost per case.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Health Economics
dc.identifier.issn01676296
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5013
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectInsurance
dc.subjectInsurance Companies G220
dc.subjectHealth: Government Policy
dc.subjectRegulation
dc.subjectPublic Health I180
dc.subjectSocialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Consumer Economics
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectEducation and Training: Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty P360
dc.titleExtending Health Insurance to the Rural Population : An Impact Evaluation of China's New Cooperative Medical Schemeen
dc.title.alternativeJournal of Health Economicsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryChina
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okr.volume28
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