Objective The implementation of the outpatient pooling scheme in China has substantially
elevated the compensation levels for outpatient expenses. This study aims to assess …

Objectives The reform of merging 2 major health insurance schemes into Urban and Rural
Resident Basic Medical Insurance (URRBMI) is recognized as a vital step to safeguard …

Background China has recently made efforts to integrate urban and rural basic medical
insurance systems in order to ensure both urban and rural enrollees obtain unified benefits …

Background With the rise of the aging population, it is particularly important for health
services to be used fairly and reasonably in the elderly. This study aimed to assess the …

Background Equity is an important goal for countries in formulating relevant health policies,
and research on the equity of health services is more important for China, where the gap …

Introduction In order to alleviate the problem of “Kan Bing Nan, Kan Bing Gui”(medical
treatment is difficult to access and expensive) and improve the equity of health service …

Abstract Background Inequality of opportunity (IOp) stemming from social circumstances
exists in outpatient service utilization for the multimorbid elderly in China. However, little is …

Background The inequity of healthcare utilization in rural China is serious, and the urban-
rural segmentation of the medical insurance system intensifies this problem. To guarantee …

Background The theory of equality of opportunity attributes total inequality to effort levels and
circumstance factors. Inequality attributable to circumstance is defined as inequality of …

The relationship between outpatient and inpatient care is central to the current healthcare
reform debate especially in developing countries. Despite the importance of this relationship …