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| Liu, Dan; Tsegai, Daniel W.. |
| The New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) program was implemented in response to ‘illness-led poverty’ and poor state of healthcare in rural China. Supported by government subsidy, more and more poor rural households are now enrolled in the NCMS. This paper investigates the impact of the NCMS program on improving health care utilization and reducing medical expenditure with a specific focus on the endeavors to unravel the heterogeneous effects of the program for the different regions and income groups. We utilize the China Health and Nutrition Survey data (CHNS) to provide prolific cross section and longitudinal information. A total sample of 6,293 individuals and 2,058 households are included in the analysis. Propensity score matching method and bounding... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Rural China; Health insurance; Impact evaluation; Propensity score matching; Health Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116746 |
