Can rural health insurance improve equity in health care utilization? a comparison between China and Vietnam

• Main Authors: Liu Xiaoyun (Author), Tang Shenglan (Author), Yu Baorong (Author), Phuong Nguyen (Author), Yan Fei (Author), Thien Duong (Author), Tolhurst Rachel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Health care financing reforms in both China and Vietnam have resulted in greater financial difficulties in accessing health care, especially for the rural poor. Both countries have been developing rural health insurance for decades...