Financial protection effects of private health insurance: experimental evidence from Chinese households with resident basic medical insurance

Abstract Background After achieving universal basic medical insurance coverage, Chinese government put the development of private health insurance (PHI) on its agenda to further strengthen financial risk protection. This paper aims to assess the level of financial protection that PHI provides for it...

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Main Author: Xian-zhi Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01468-5