Whether New Cooperative Mmedical Schemes reduce the economic burden of chronic disease in rural China.

BACKGROUND: The New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) provides health insurance coverage for rural populations in China. This study aimed to evaluate changes in household catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) due to chronic disease before and after the reimbursement policies for services of chronic...

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Main Authors: Shanshan Jing, Aitian Yin, Lizheng Shi, Jinan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3541405?pdf=render