Health Insurance Utilization and Its Impact: Observations from the Middle-Aged and Elderly in China

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 12; p. e80978
• Main Authors: Wang, Yu, Jiang, Yan, Li, Yang, Wang, Xiaojun, Ma, Chi, Ma, Shuangge
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 06.12.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis; China; Female; Geriatrics; Health; Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data; Health care policy; Health Care Surveys; Health insurance; Health insurance industry; Health services; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data; Health Services Needs and Demand - utilization; Humans; Income; Insurance; Insurance coverage; Insurance Coverage - statistics & numerical data; Insurance Coverage - utilization; Insurance, Health - statistics & numerical data; Insurance, Health - utilization; Male; Medical treatment; Middle Aged; Multivariate analysis; Older people; Self care (Health); Studies; Surveys; Utilization; China; New Haven Connecticut; Beijing China; United States > US

In China, despite a high coverage rate, health insurance is not used for all illness episodes. Our goal is to identify subjects' characteristics associated with insurance utilization and the association between utilization and medical expenditure. A survey was conducted in January and February...