The impact of health insurance on poverty among rural older adults: an evidence from nine counties of western China
Abstract Background Older adults are more prone to various diseases. Health insurance becomes effective mechanism to relieve financial burden when the insured is sick. In China, most older adults live in the countryside, and New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme is a kind of health insurance system i...
Main Authors: | Shaoguo Zhai, Shuiping Yuan, Quanfang Dong |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01379-5 |
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