The relationship between urban and rural health insurance and the self-rated health of migrant workers in Southwest China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following health insurance reforms, China's health care system has made great progress. However, there are still huge differences between the urban and rural health insurance systems. For rural-to-urban migrant workers, there may be differences in the use of urban and rural health insurance to improve their health status. This study aimed to determine whether any disparities exist in the relationship between urban and rural health insurance and the self-rated health (SRH) of migrant workers in Southwest China from the perspective of urban and rural segmentation.

Methods

Using cross-sectional survey data on Southwest China in 2016, a representative data sample drawn from 8507 migrant workers was analysed. An ordinary least squares (OLS) model and instrumental varia

SUBMITTER: Fu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8240306 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature