The impact of integrated urban and rural resident basic medical insurance on health service equity: Evidence from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many countries and regions worldwide are improving their healthcare systems through the integration and unification of health insurance programs covering different groups of people. In China, the past 10 years has been the time when Chinese government promote the Urban and Rural Residents Basic Medical Insurance (URRBMI) by integrating the Urban Residents' Basic Medical Insurance (URBMI) and New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS).

Objectives

To evaluate the impact of the URRBMI on equity in relation to health services.

Methods

The quantitative data used in this study were obtained from the CFPS 2014-2020 database, and all respondents with health insurance type UEBMI, URBMI, and NRCMS were included. UEBMI respondents were set as the control group and U

SUBMITTER: Li Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10040545 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature