Comparison of health care utilization among patients affiliated and not affiliated with healthcare professionals in China
Si Y, Zhou Z, Su M, Hu H, Yang Z, Chen X. Comparison of health care utilization among patients affiliated and not affiliated with healthcare professionals in China. BMC Health Services Research 2020, 20: 1118. PMID: 33272275, PMCID: PMC7713311, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05895-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChinaCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareHealth ExpendituresHumansPatient Acceptance of Health CareConceptsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationHealthcare professionalsOutpatient visitsHealth careSupplier-induced demandHealth care costsHigh-quality health careCounterpart patientsInpatient visitsMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsCare costsConclusionOur resultsCare expensesCare expendituresCross-sectional dataVisitsCareChina Labor-force Dynamics SurveySID hypothesisCoarsened exact matchingProvider incentivesProfessionalsProportionBarriers of effective health insurance coverage for rural-to-urban migrant workers in China: a systematic review and policy gap analysis
Chen S, Chen Y, Feng Z, Chen X, Wang Z, Zhu J, Jin J, Yao Q, Xiang L, Yao L, Sun J, Zhao L, Fung H, Wong EL, Dong D. Barriers of effective health insurance coverage for rural-to-urban migrant workers in China: a systematic review and policy gap analysis. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 408. PMID: 32228665, PMCID: PMC7106835, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-8448-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban migrant workersEffective health insurance coverageMigrant workersJob stabilityDisadvantaged positionSocial welfare schemesChinese central governmentPolicy gap analysisHealth insurance schemeReluctance of employersChina’s total populationInsurance schemeMore vocational trainingCurrent health insurance schemesCentral governmentWelfare schemesSocial health insuranceWork mobilityLow job stabilityPolicy suggestionsVocational trainingHealthcare policyHealth insurance coverageHealth needsEmployers