Using 2006 China Agricultural Census (CAC), we examine whether the introduction of the New Cooperative Medical System …

In 2006, the state of Massachusetts sanctioned the individual health insurance mandate and the expansion of health …. This finding may results from the expansion of health insurance coverage, which reduces the financial stress and improves … the mental health and wellbeing particularly among the low income families …

drugs, use of other medical services, and health for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Given the … health. We find that gaining prescription drug insurance through Medicare Part D was associated with a 70% increase in the … health care services or health, as measured by functional status and self-reported health. Among those in poorer health, we …

drugs, use of other medical services, and health for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Given the … health. We find that gaining prescription drug insurance through Medicare Part D was associated with a 70% increase in the … health care services or health, as measured by functional status and self-reported health. Among those in poorer health, we …

This paper estimates the impact of a health insurance reform on health outcomes in urban China. Using the China Health … and Nutrition Survey we find that this reform increases the rate of health insurance coverage significantly among workers … in Non-State Owned Enterprises. The double difference (DD) estimations show that the reform also leads to better health …

and income groups. We utilize the China Health and Nutrition Survey data (CHNS) to provide prolific cross section and … 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 …

on an original city-year level policy dataset and the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) for the … study reveals the partial success of urban-rural health insurance integration to reduce health care inequality in China …In recent years, Chinese local governments have experimented with integrating the social health insurance system …