Reports Outline Social Science Study Results from Nanjing Medical University (Benefits for Older People From Government Subsidies for Healthcare In China: Is the Distribution Equitable?)

2020 SEP 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators publish new report on Science - Social Science. According to news originating from Nanjing, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Population aging poses an unprecedented challenge in China. Barriers such as health insurance schemes, socio-economic status, social support, and family structure hinder access to healthcare and have led to an inequitable distribution of government health subsidies for older people.”

Financial supporters for this research include National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Medical Board.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Nanjing Medical University, “However, the extent of equity of government subsidies for China’s older people’s care services has never been evaluated. Benefit incidence analysis was used to examine the distribution of government health subsidies for older people by income quintile. The concentration index was calculated in both urban and rural areas in 2008 and 2013. The equity of distribution of government health subsidies for older people improved over the period 2008-2013 after expansion of health insurance schemes in both urban and rural areas. All types of older people’s care services were inequitable in 2008, but only urban inpatient care remained inequitable in 2013. The situation was better for rural than urban areas, and outpatient than inpatient care. This is probably the result of expansion of health insurance schemes in urban areas and increased government funding for township health centers in rural areas.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Underfunding and inappropriate reimbursement policies by health insurance schemes have resulted in inequitable inpatient subsidies in urban areas.”

For more information on this research see: Benefits for Older People From Government Subsidies for Healthcare In China: Is the Distribution Equitable? Social Indicators Research, 2020;():. Social Indicators Research can be contacted at: Springer, Van Godewijckstraat 30, 3311 Gz Dordrecht, Netherlands. (Springer - www.springer.com; Social Indicators Research - http://www.springerlink.com/content/0303-8300/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Zhonghua Wang, Nanjing Medical University, School of Health Policy and Management, 101 Longmian Ave, Nanjing 211166, People’s Republic of China.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-020-02314-x. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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