Understanding financial risk protection in China's health system: a descriptive analysis using data from multiple national household surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing financial risk protection is one of the fundamental goals of health systems. Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and medical impoverishment (MI) are two common indicators in evaluating financial risk protection in health. As China continues its health system reform to provide accessible and affordable health care, it is important to have a clear understanding of China's progress in financial risk protection. However, past research showed discrepancies in the incidence of CHE and MI. In this article, using data from four national household surveys, we analyzed levels and characteristics of CHE and MI in China under different definitions.

Methods

We used multiple conventional thresholds for CHE and MI to comprehensively describe the levels of financial r

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10508013 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature