scholarly journals Welfare consequences of access to health insurance for rural households: Evidence from the New Cooperative Medical Scheme in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Ya Sun
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
New Cooperative Medical Scheme ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Welfare Consequences ◽  
Cooperative Medical Scheme

scholarly journals Impact of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme on the trend of catastrophic health expenditure in Chinese rural households: results from nationally representative surveys from 2003 to 2013

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e019442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biao Xie ◽  
Minghe Huo ◽  
Zhiqiang Wang ◽  
Yongjie Chen ◽  
Rong Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Catastrophic Health Expenditure ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
New Cooperative Medical Scheme ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Cooperative Medical Scheme ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Using Data

ObjectiveTo evaluate the trend of catastrophic health expenses (CHE) for inpatient care in relation to the commencement of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) in rural China from 2003 to 2013, and the roles of NCMS in protecting affected households from CHE.MethodsWe assessed the 10-year trend of the incidence and severity of CHE in rural households with hospitalised members using data from the Chinese National Health Services Survey. Generalised estimating equations were used to estimate the OR and 95% CI of the association between incidence rates of CHE (RCHE) and NCMS reimbursement.ResultsThe incidence and severity of CHE after NCMS reimbursement both decreased and their changes increased rapidly from 2003 to 2013. After adjustment of the covariates,RCHEbefore reimbursement was significantly higher than that after reimbursement, and the OR (95% CI) was 1.50 (1.24 to 1.81), 1.79 (1.69 to 1.90) and 2.94 (2.77 to 3.11) in 2003, 2008 and 2013, respectively.ConclusionThe incidence and severity of CHE both reduced after NCMS reimbursements in each year. Excluding some confounding factors,RCHEwas significantly associated with NCMS reimbursement. NCMS partly protected the rural households with hospitalised members from CHE. However, the inequalities between different income groups still existed.RCHEin rural households with hospitalised members was still rather high in 2003, 2008 and 2013 even though they were covered by NCMS. This study will provide suggestions for further reforms in China and guidance for other low-income/middle-income countries.

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