Effect of the catastrophic medical insurance on household catastrophic health expenditure: evidence from China

Objective: China launched an innovative program of catastrophic medical insurance (CMI) to protect households from catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and impoverishment. This article assesses the effect of CMI on relieving CHE and impoverishment from catastrophic illnesses in urban and rural Chin...

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Main Authors: Sheng-wen Zhao, Xiao-yan Zhang, Wei Dai, Yue-xia Ding, Jiang-yun Chen, Peng-qian Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Gaceta Sanitaria
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911118302401