Targeting vulnerable groups of health poverty alleviation in rural China- what is the role of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme for the middle age and elderly population?

• Main Authors: Nianshi Wang (Author), Jing Xu (Author), Meiyan Ma (Author), Linghan Shan (Author), Mingli Jiao (Author), Qi Xia (Author), Wanxin Tian (Author), Xiyu Zhang (Author), Limin Liu (Author), Yanhua Hao (Author), Lijun Gao (Author), Qunhong Wu (Author), Ye Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In light of the health poverty alleviation policy, we explore whether the New Rural Cooperative Medical System (NRCMS) has effectively reduced the economic burden of medical expenses on rural middle-aged and elderly people and other impoverished vulnerable groups. The study aims...