Catastrophic health expenditure and rural household impoverishment in China: what role does the new cooperative health insurance scheme play?
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the New Cooperative Medical Insurance Scheme (NCMS) is associated with decreased levels of catastrophic health expenditure and reduced impoverishment due to medical expenses in rural households of China. METHODS: An analysis of a national representative sample of 38,9...
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doaj-caa4a9315ab14511bf8b838abf020cfd2020-11-25T02:37:00ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0194e9325310.1371/journal.pone.0093253Catastrophic health expenditure and rural household impoverishment in China: what role does the new cooperative health insurance scheme play?Ye LiQunhong WuChaojie LiuZheng KangXin XieHui YinMingli JiaoGuoxiang LiuYanhua HaoNing NingOBJECTIVE: To determine whether the New Cooperative Medical Insurance Scheme (NCMS) is associated with decreased levels of catastrophic health expenditure and reduced impoverishment due to medical expenses in rural households of China. METHODS: An analysis of a national representative sample of 38,945 rural households (129,635 people) from the 2008 National Health Service Survey was performed. Logistic regression models used binary indicator of catastrophic health expenditure as dependent variable, with household consumption, demographic characteristics, health insurance schemes, and chronic illness as independent variables. RESULTS: Higher percentage of households experiencing catastrophic health expenditure and medical impoverishment correlates to increased health care need. While the higher socio-economic status households had similar levels of catastrophic health expenditure as compared with the lowest. Households covered by the NCMS had similar levels of catastrophic health expenditure and medical impoverishment as those without health insurance. CONCLUSION: Despite over 95% of coverage, the NCMS has failed to prevent catastrophic health expenditure and medical impoverishment. An upgrade of benefit packages is needed, and effective cost control mechanisms on the provider side needs to be considered.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3979676?pdf=render |
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Catastrophic health expenditure and rural household impoverishment in China: what role does the new cooperative health insurance scheme play? |
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Catastrophic health expenditure and rural household impoverishment in China: what role does the new cooperative health insurance scheme play? |
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Catastrophic health expenditure and rural household impoverishment in China: what role does the new cooperative health insurance scheme play? |
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Catastrophic health expenditure and rural household impoverishment in China: what role does the new cooperative health insurance scheme play? |
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Catastrophic health expenditure and rural household impoverishment in China: what role does the new cooperative health insurance scheme play? |
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catastrophic health expenditure and rural household impoverishment in china: what role does the new cooperative health insurance scheme play? |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the New Cooperative Medical Insurance Scheme (NCMS) is associated with decreased levels of catastrophic health expenditure and reduced impoverishment due to medical expenses in rural households of China. METHODS: An analysis of a national representative sample of 38,945 rural households (129,635 people) from the 2008 National Health Service Survey was performed. Logistic regression models used binary indicator of catastrophic health expenditure as dependent variable, with household consumption, demographic characteristics, health insurance schemes, and chronic illness as independent variables. RESULTS: Higher percentage of households experiencing catastrophic health expenditure and medical impoverishment correlates to increased health care need. While the higher socio-economic status households had similar levels of catastrophic health expenditure as compared with the lowest. Households covered by the NCMS had similar levels of catastrophic health expenditure and medical impoverishment as those without health insurance. CONCLUSION: Despite over 95% of coverage, the NCMS has failed to prevent catastrophic health expenditure and medical impoverishment. An upgrade of benefit packages is needed, and effective cost control mechanisms on the provider side needs to be considered. |
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