Issues of Public Medical Insurance Reform in China

Xinxin Ma ()
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Xinxin Ma: Hosei University

Chapter Chapter 4 in Public Medical Insurance Reforms in China, 2022, pp 61-84 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Using official data published by the Chinese government and survey data, this chapter reveals the problems of public medical insurancePublic medical insurance in China. This chapter mainly focuses on four issues: disparities between urban and rural areas, disparities between provinces, disparities in medical insurance coverageMedical insurance coverage according to the income group, and disparities according to the employment sectorEmployment sector (state-owned sectorState-owned sector vs. non-state-owned sectorNon-state-owned sector), which are related to inequalityInequality in medical careMedical care.

Keywords: Public medical insurance; Regional disparity; Employment sector; Income inequality; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7790-8_4

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