Background Health expenditure for tuberculosis (TB) care often pushes households into
catastrophe and poverty. New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) aims to protect
households from catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and impoverishment in rural China.
This article assesses the effect of NCMS on relieving CHE and impoverishment from TB care
in rural China. Methods Three hundred fourty-seven TB cases are included in the analysis.
We analyze the incidence and intensity of CHE and poverty, and assess the protective effect …

Background: Health expenditure for tuberculosis (TB) care often pushes households into
catastrophe and poverty. New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) aims to protect
households from catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and impoverishment in rural China.
This article assesses the effect of NCMS on relieving CHE and impoverishment from TB care
in rural China. Methods: Three hundred fourty-seven TB cases are included in the analysis.
We analyze the incidence and intensity of CHE and poverty, and assess the protective effect …