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Medical Consumption and Health Status of Rural Elderly in China: The Impact of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme

Wang, Youfa; & Lei, Xiaoyan. (2011). Medical Consumption and Health Status of Rural Elderly in China: The Impact of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme. Journal of Nanjing Agricultural University (Social Sciences Edition).

Wang, Youfa; & Lei, Xiaoyan. (2011). Medical Consumption and Health Status of Rural Elderly in China: The Impact of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme. Journal of Nanjing Agricultural University (Social Sciences Edition).

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This paper analyzed the impact of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme on the medical consumption and health status of rural elderly in China by setting up a two-part model on the basis of 2000 and 2006 database of The China Health and Nutrition Survey and using the DID-Matching model to control the endogenous problems.The result showed that the NCMS significantly reduced the elderly out-of pocket payment,promoted the elderly self-evaluation of health status,and increased their awareness of their chronic disease(hypertension).It also proved that the NCMS could improve the elderly health by enhancing the elderly preventative health care services instead of by raising medical service consumption.Therefore,it is significant to perfect the role of the NCMS in strengthening the rural elderly accessibility to and the availability of preventative health care services.




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Wang, Youfa
Lei, Xiaoyan



2011


Journal of Nanjing Agricultural University (Social Sciences Edition)













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