The impact of medical insurance on family financial support: evidence from CHARLS in China

• Published in: Health economics review Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 39 - 15
• Main Authors: Cao, Yuan, Chen, Hua, Yang, Xiaoxu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 20.07.2023; Springer Nature B.V; BMC
• Subjects: Family financial support; Health Care Management; Health Economics; Health expense; Health insurance; Health Services Research; Medical insurance; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Out-of-pocket ratio of medical expenses; Parents & parenting; Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes; Public Finance; Public Health; China; Health expense; Medical insurance; Family financial support; Out-of-pocket ratio of medical expenses

Background In China, public medical insurance has expanded rapidly in the past 20 years. Many studies have discussed the benefits of medical insurance in improving residents’ health and financial stability, and increasing the utilization of medical services. Less attention is paid to the effect of m...