Examining children’s health equity under the Chinese basic medical insurance system
A comparison between the United States and Mainland China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9972378 |
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| Authors | Yi Ren (0000-0001-8876-5523, University of Houston, corresponding author), Suzanne Pritzker (0000-0002-3928-0973, University of Houston), Patrick Leung (0000-0003-0423-2346, University of Houston) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 791-802 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872814530417 |
| OpenAlex | W1982873626 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Public health insurance for China’s children is analyzed using an equity analysis framework and compared to US public health insurance for low-income children. Four dimensions of comparisons are addressed: fairness of financial support, equal treatment for equal need, equality of access to services, and equality of health outcomes. Secondary data from China and US government statistics were used for the comparisons. Recommendations to strengthen China’s health insurance for children include lower out-of-pocket expenses, standardized data collection and management, qualified nurse practitioners providing rural health care, and explicit coverage requirements
Actuarial science · Business · China · Data collection · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law · Government (linguistics · Health care · Health equity · Health insurance · Mainland China · Political science · Public economics · Public health · Public health insurance · Sociology · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing
| Highly cited | No |
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