What contributes to medical debt? Evidence from patients in rural China
Abstract Background Rural households in developing countries usually have severe medical debt due to high out-of-pocket (OOP) payments, which contributes to bankruptcy. China implemented the critical illness insurance (CII) in 2012 to decrease patients' medical expenditure. This paper aimed to...
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Main Authors: | Yanjiao Xin (Author), Junnan Jiang (Author), Shanquan Chen (Author), Fangxu Gong (Author), Li Xiang (Author) |
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2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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