Urban-rural differences in healthcare utilization among beneficiaries in China’s new cooperative medical scheme
Abstract Background The New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) is a voluntary social health insurance program launched in 2002 for rural Chinese residents where 80% of people were without health insurance of any kind. Over time, several concerns about this program have been raised related to healthca...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11573-3 |