How and to what extent can pensions facilitate increased use of health services by older people: evidence from social pension expansion in rural China

How and to what extent can pensions facilitate increased use of health services by older people: evidence from social pension expansion in rural China

Abstract Background The proportion of people aged 60 years or over is growing faster than other age groups. Traditionally, retirement has been considered as both a loss to the labour market and an additional economic burden on the nation. More recently, it is widely accepted that retired people can...

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Main Authors: Shanquan Chen, Xi Chen, Stephen Law, Henry Lucas, Shenlan Tang, Qian Long, Lei Xue, Zheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Pension
Health service utilization
Regression discontinuity design
Segmented regression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05831-0

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