Catastrophic health expenditure for poor and low-income rural residents under New Rural Co-operative Medical Scheme / 中国卫生政策研究
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
;
(12): 32-37, 2014.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-448320
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate the catastrophic health expenditure for poor and lower-income rural residents and the ability of New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme( NRCMS) to alleviate poverty.Methods:
We selected Zhe-jiang, Hubei, and Chongqing provinces as sample areas and obtained 1661 questionnaires through a field survey. We calculated the out-of-pocket expenditure per year, incidence, average gap, relative gap, and concentration index of catastrophic health expenditure for participating households.Results:
Both before and after compensation, incidence, average gap, and relative gap of catastrophic health payment for poverty group were the highest, followed by low-in-come group. After compensation, the concentration index decreased. This means that catastrophic health expenditure tends to be focused more on families with financial difficulties.Conclusion:
To protect poor and low-income rural res-idents from catastrophic health expenditure, we should promote critical illness insurance, improve the medical assis-tance system, implement payment reform, and improve the NRCMS.
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WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluación Económica en Salud
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
Año:
2014
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Artículo
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