Ten-Year Poverty Alleviation Effect of the Medical Insurance System on Families With Members Who Have a Non-communicable Disease: Evidence From Heilongjiang Province in China

• Main Authors: Qi Xia (Author), Lichun Wu (Author), Wanxin Tian (Author), Wenqing Miao (Author), Xiyu Zhang (Author), Jing Xu (Author), Yuze Li (Author), Baoguo Shi (Author), Nianshi Wang (Author), Huiying Yang (Author), Zhipeng Huang (Author), Huiqi Yang (Author), Ye Li (Author), Linghan Shan (Author), Qunhong Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Aims: Non-communicable diseases (NCD) drag the NCD patients' families to the abyss of poverty. Medical insurance due to weak control over medical expenses and low benefits levels, may have actually contributed to a higher burden of out-of-pocket payments. By making a multi-dimensional calculati...