Study Data from Jeonbuk National University Update Knowledge of Population Health (Does the Integration of Urban and Rural Health Insurance Influence the Functional Limitations of the Middle-aged and Elderly In Rural China?): Health and Medicine – Population Health

2023 AUG 31 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- A new study on Health and Medicine - Population Health is now available. According to news originating from Jeonju, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “In January 2016, the Chinese government integrated the two systems of urban resident basic medical insurance and new rural cooperative medical system to establish a unified Urban and Rural Resident Medical Insurance. The integration of medical insurance is purported to enhance access for the rural population; however, a dearth of literature exists regarding its effect on functional impairment among middle-aged and elderly residing in rural areas.”

Financial supporters for this research include National Research Foundation of Korea, Ministry of Education.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Jeonbuk National University, “This study aims to evaluate the impact of urban-rural health insurance integration on functional limitation among middle-aged and elderly individuals in rural China. A longitudinal survey was conducted among 7855 middle-aged and elderly individuals in rural China. Using a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design, we exploit these policy changes to evaluate their impact on middle-aged and elderly individuals’ functional limitation. The results showed that the integration of urban and rural health insurance systems was significantly associated with reduced functional limitation (Odds ratio .742; 95%CI 0.603, 0.914) among middle-aged and elderly individuals in rural China. Our findings also indicate that prevalent behaviors such as tobacco use, and alcohol consumption may exacerbate functional limitation among middle-aged and elderly individuals.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “These findings suggest that the integration of urban and rural health insurance systems can have a positive impact on the functional limitation of middle-aged and elderly individuals in rural China and could be an important factor in improving the health and well-being of middle-aged and elderly individuals in rural areas.”

For more information on this research see: Does the Integration of Urban and Rural Health Insurance Influence the Functional Limitations of the Middle-aged and Elderly In Rural China? SSM - Population Health, 2023;23:101439. SSM - Population Health can be contacted at: Elsevier Sci Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, Oxon, England.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Yeong Hun Yeo, Jeonbuk National University, Dept. of Social Welfare, Jeonju, South Korea.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101439. 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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