Income related inequality and influencing factors: a study for the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure in rural China

• Main Authors: Hai Gu (Author), Yun Kou (Author), Zhiwen Yan (Author), Yilei Ding (Author), Jusheng Shieh (Author), Jun Sun (Author), Nan Cui (Author), Qianjing Wang (Author), Hua You (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) puts a heavy disease burden on patients' families, aggravating income-related inequality. In an attempt to reduce the financial risks of rural families incurring CHE, China began the New Rural Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) on a trial...