Does the medical insurance system really achieved the effect of poverty alleviation for the middle-aged and elderly people in China? Characteristics of vulnerable groups and failure links

• Main Authors: Meiyan Ma (Author), Ye Li (Author), Nianshi Wang (Author), Qunhong Wu (Author), Linghan Shan (Author), Mingli Jiao (Author), Xuelian Fu (Author), Heng Li (Author), Tao Sun (Author), Bin Yi (Author), Wanxin Tian (Author), Qi Xia (Author), Baoguo Shi (Author), Yanhua Hao (Author), Hui Yin (Author), Ning Ning (Author), Lijun Gao (Author), Libo Liang (Author), Jiahui Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background We examined the physiological, household, and spatial agglomeration characteristics of the health poverty population in China. We identified weak links that affect the implementation of the medical insurance and further improve its effectiveness for health poverty alleviation. Me...