Healthcare Expenditures among the Elderly in China: The Role of Catastrophic Medical Insurance.

ABSTRACT: China has been piloting the catastrophic medical insurance (CMI) program since 2012 and rolled it out nationally in 2016 to reduce the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure among Chinese residents. Few studies have been conducted to determine its effect on healthcare expenditures, particularly among the elderly. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of CMI on healthcare expenditures among China's elderly population. The data for this study were derived from 4 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, which included 344 and 1199 individuals in the treatment and control groups, respectively. To examine the effect of CMI on healthcare expenditures among the elderly, we used difference-in-differences and fixed-effects models. Additionally, a heterogeneity

SUBMITTER: Cao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9656772 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature