Impact of Urban-Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance integration on individual social fairness perceptions: evidence from rural China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Achieving universal health insurance coverage has become a fundamental policy for improving the accessibility and equity of healthcare services. China's Urban-Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance (URRBMI) is a crucial component of the social security system, aimed at promoting social equity and enhancing public welfare. However, the effectiveness of this policy in improving rural residents' social fairness perceptions (SFP) remains to be tested.

Objective

To examine the impact of the urban-rural resident basic medical insurance (URRBMI) on rural residents' social fairness perception (SFP) in China.

Methods and samples

The study utilizes city-level and national micro-survey (CGSS) datasets, applying a time-varying difference-in-difference (DID) approach to

SUBMITTER: Liu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11390400 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature