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Chinese Health Economics
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(12): 16-18, 2018.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-703468
ABSTRACT
Objective:It examined the impact of Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance(URBMI) program launched in 2007 on labor supply.Methods:Using ordinary least square and instrumental variable estimation,the regression analysis was conducted on URBMI household survey data.Results:Although the URBMI increased the accessibility to medical services and decreased residents' financial burdens,the unemployment rate for residents with URBMI were increased by 13%.Conclusion:In respect to the problems of aging and labor force reduction in China,the policy-maker should not ignore the potential negative labor market outcomes while expanding public health insurance coverage.