The influence of the rural health security schemes on health utilization and household impoverishment in rural China: data from a household survey of western and central China

• Main Authors: Zhang Hong (Author), Zhang Junhua (Author), Geater Alan (Author), Chongsuvivatwong Virasakdi (Author), Shi Wuxiang (Author), Brombal Daniele (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS, voluntary health insurance) and the Medical Financial Assistance (MFA, financial relief program) were established in 2003 for rural China. The aim of this study was to document their c...