Effect of retirement on medical reimbursement expenses-evidence from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical reimbursement in China is not for all diseases, and medical reimbursement expenses are not completely consistent with medical service demand, though the scope and proportion of medical reimbursement are gradually expanding. This study aimed to examine the effect of retirement on medical reimbursement expenses in urban China.

Methods

The effect of retirement on medical reimbursement expenses were estimated by using fuzzy regression discontinuity based on data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018. Its group heterogeneity by educational backgrounds and marital status, and underlying mechanisms were also explored.

Results

Retirement increased medical reimbursement expenses of outpatient significa

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10099839 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature