Healthcare insuranceMedical expenseMeta-analysisThis paper is aimed to make sense of the real effect of implement of social healthcare insurance on one's medical expense in China. Due to previous studies drew various and inconsistent conclusions......
In the past decade, the government of China has implemented healthcare reforms to provide universal access to healthcare by 2020. We aimed to systematically analyse the dynamic changes in health services and equity during the past 10 years to understand the correlation between health services and s...
Human resources for health (HRH) is a cornerstone in the medical system. This paper combined data envelopment analysis (DEA) with Tobit regression analysis to evaluate the efficiency of health care services in China over the years between 2007 and 2019. Efficiency was first estimated by using DEA...
As the nursing needs of older adults grow, family-based caring pattern proves insufficient [4]. Consequently, the elderly heavily rely on hospital services, straining healthcare resources. Furthermore, aging amplifies the economic burden on both governments and families. In China, between 2008 and...
This paper investigates the effects of China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) on health outcomes and healthcare expenditure of the elderly in rural China, using panel data from the 2005 and 2008 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. We employ a strategy that combines...
In a health care market where the provider has market power and for-profit,introducing health insurance will cause health care price inflation and offset the effect of health insurance.We study the price effect of New Cooperative Medical System(NCMS)of rural China theoretically and empirically.Using...
impact of education on health in China.We conduct more restrictive identification tests than previous studies.We also use spouse's education as an alternative instrument.We find no causal impact of education on either perceived or anthropometric health.We have no convincing results regarding health ...
With the prolongation of the life expectancy of the Chinese population and the intensification of the aging process of the population, the mental health problems of the elderly have become increasingly prominent. This study aims to explore whether self-e
Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study in China. Gen Psychiatry. 2020;33:e100259. Article Google Scholar Desclaux A, Badji D, Ndione AG, Sow K. Accepted monitoring or endured quarantine? Ebola contacts’ perceptions in Senegal. Soc Sci...
The impact of cigarette smoking on healthcare utilization among rural residents in ChinaVoluntary health insurance schemes in Thailand are still under development and have yet to seriously address the questions of equity and efficiency, while private health insurance is limited to people who can afford...