Does health insurance coverage lead to better health and educational outcomes? Evidence from rural China

Yuyu Chen and Ginger Zhe Jin

Journal of Health Economics, 2012, vol. 31, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Using the 2006 China Agricultural Census (CAC), we examine whether the introduction of the New Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) has affected child mortality, maternal mortality, and school enrollment of 6–16year olds. Our data cover 5.9 million people living in eight low-income rural counties, of which four adopted the NCMS by 2006 and four did not adopt it until 2007.

Keywords: Health insurance; Health outcome; Educational outcome; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D04 I18 I21 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.11.001

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