The inequity of inpatient services in rural areas and the New-Type Rural Cooperative Medical System (NRCMS) in China repeated cross sectional analysis

• Published in: Health policy and planning Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 634 - 646
• Main Authors: Pan, Bingbing, Towne, Samuel D, Chen, Yuxing, Yuan, ZhaoKang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.06.2017; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Avoidance; Cooperation; Cross-sectional studies; Emotional intelligence; Financial services; Health care; Health care access; Health services; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Households; Income; Income inequality; Inequality; Inhabitants; Inpatient care; Low level; ORIGINAL ARTICLES; Patient admissions; Populations; Rural areas; Rural communities; Sampling; Socioeconomic factors; Vulnerability; China; Equity/inequity of inpatient services; rural areas; new-type rural cooperative medical system (NRCMS); China

Abstract Objective  The main aim of the New-type Rural Cooperative Medical System (NRCMS) put into effect in 2003 was to reduce financial barriers in accessing health care services among vulnerable populations. The aim of this study was to assess the association between NRCMS and income related ineq...