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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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Series: | Gaceta Sanitaria |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911118302401 |