Medical insurance and healthcare utilization among the middle-aged and elderly in China: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study 2011, 2013 and 2015

• Main Authors: Yue Zhou (Author), Haishaerjiang Wushouer (Author), Daniel Vuillermin (Author), Bingyu Ni (Author), Xiaodong Guan (Author), Luwen Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In response to China's rapidly aging population and increasing healthcare service demands, the Chinese government is developing a universal medical insurance system. This study aimed to assess healthcare utilization patterns and analyze the impacts of medical insurance schem...