Findings from Hebei University in Health Insurance Provides New Insights (Effects of Medical Insurance on the Health Status and Life Satisfaction of…

Findings from Hebei University in Health Insurance Provides New Insights (Effects of Medical Insurance on the Health Status and Life Satisfaction of the Elderly)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Investigators publish new report on Health Insurance. According to news reporting from Baoding, People's Republic of China, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "Population aging has become increasingly serious in China. The demand for medical insurance of the elderly is increasing, and their health status and life satisfaction are becoming significant issues."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Hebei University, "This study investigates the effects of medical insurance on the health status and life satisfaction of the elderly. The national baseline survey data of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey in 2013 were adopted. The Ordered Probit Model was established. The effects of the medical insurance for urban employees, medical insurance for urban residents, and new rural cooperative medical insurance on the health status and life satisfaction of the elderly were investigated. Medical insurance could facilitate the improvement of the health status and life satisfaction of the elderly. Accordingly, the health status and life satisfaction of the elderly who have medical insurance for urban residents improved significantly. The regression coefficients were 0.348 and 0.307. The corresponding regression coefficients of the medical insurance for urban employees were 0.189 and 0.236. The regression coefficients of the new rural cooperative medical insurance were 0.170 and 0.188. Medical insurance can significantly improve the health status and life satisfaction of the elderly."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "This development is of immense significance for the formulation of equal medical security."

For more information on this research see: Effects of Medical Insurance on the Health Status and Life Satisfaction of the Elderly. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2017;46(9):1193-1203.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting L. Gu, Dept. of Statistics, School of Economics, Hebei University, Baoding, People's Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include H. Feng and J. Jin.

Keywords for this news article include: Asia, Baoding, Health Insurance, Medical Insurance, People's Republic of China.

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