Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/314296 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Applied Economics [ISSN:] 1667-6726 [Volume:] 27 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] 2425257 [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 1-27
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon
Abstract: 
We estimate the effects of the Comprehensive Medical Reform (CMR), a large-scale and comprehensive health care system reform in China, on medical burden and health status. Leveraging a time-varying difference-in-differences methodology and utilizing microdata from the Chinese Family Panel Study (CFPS), we demonstrate that exposure to the CMR leads to significant reduction in individuals' out-of-pocket medical expenses and an improvement in their health status. Notably, there are no substantial changes in total medical expenses. Additionally, we find that the CMR enhances medical satisfaction and level, expands health insurance coverage, and increases residents' propensity to select lower-grade hospitals. Lastly, we uncover that the economic and health effects vary among different groups of individuals.
Subjects: 
health
Health care system
medical burden
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Creative Commons License: 
cc-by-nc Logo
Document Type: 
Article

Files in This Item:
File
Size





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.