Health Insurance Benefit Design and Healthcare Utilization in Northern Rural China
Wang H, Liu Y, Zhu Y, Xue L, Dale M, Sipsma H, Bradley E. Health Insurance Benefit Design and Healthcare Utilization in Northern Rural China. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e50395. PMID: 23185616, PMCID: PMC3503891, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance benefit designOutpatient visitsInsurance benefit designNew Rural Cooperative Medical SchemeHealthcare utilizationInpatient coverageHealth insurance benefitsHealth services expensesTotal outpatient visitsHealth service utilizationHealth care utilizationNumber of hospitalizationsCross-sectional studySubstantial social problemBenefit designCare utilizationOutpatient careRural Cooperative Medical SystemService utilizationInpatient utilizationCooperative Medical SchemeBenefit package designService useAnalytic sampleVisits