Medical insurance and health equity in health service utilization among the middle-aged and older adults in China: a quantile regression approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China has achieved nearly universal coverage of the Social Basic Medical Insurance (SBMI), which aims to reduce the disease burden and improve the utilization of health services. We investigated the association between China's health insurance schemes and health service utilization of middle-aged and older adults at different quantiles, and then explored whether the SBMI could help reduce the underutilization of health services among the middle-aged and older adults in China.

Methods

Survey data of middle-aged and older adults were drawn from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). A linear quantile mixed regression model was utilized to provide a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between SBMI and health service utilization, whic

SUBMITTER: Fan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7302153 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature