Use of social health insurance for hospital care by internal migrants in China-Evidence from the 2018 China migrants dynamic survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China's welfare system including social health insurance has been closely linked to its unique household registration system, despite high population mobility over the past few decades. This study aimed to determine the pattern of health insurance usage from internal migrants in mainland China for hospital care.

Methods

Data were extracted from the 2018 China Migrants Dynamic Survey. The respondents who enrolled in a social health insurance program and reported illness or injury over the past year were eligible for this study (n = 15,302). Two groups of outcome indicators were calculated assessing the use (incidence and settlement location) of insurance funds for hospital care and the burden of hospital expenditure (total hospital expenditure, out-of-pocket

SUBMITTER: Yao Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9729771 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature