Who pays for health care in China? The case of Heilongjiang province.

Health spending by the Chinese government has declined and traditional social health insurance collapsed after economic reforms in the early 1980s; accordingly, the low-income population is exposed to potentially significant healthcare costs. Financing an equitable healthcare system represents a maj...

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Main Authors: Mingsheng Chen, Yuxin Zhao, Lei Si
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4182757?pdf=render