Arbeitspapier
The Effect of Health Insurance Reform: Evidence from China
This paper estimates the impact of a health insurance reform on health outcomes in urban China. Using the China Health and Nutrition Survey we find that this reform increases the rate of health insurance coverage significantly among workers in Non-State Owned Enterprises. The double difference (DD) estimations show that the reform also leads to better health outcomes: workers are less likely to get sick and more likely to use preventive care. Using an instrumental variable (IV) approach to look at the causal effect of health insurance, we find those with health insurance use more preventive care but do not report significantly better health outcomes, an increase in health care utilisation, or an increase in out-of-pocket medical expenditure.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 11892
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
National Government Expenditures and Health
Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate
- Subject
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health insurance reform
health outcomes
China
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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He, Huajing
Nolen, Patrick J.
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2018
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- He, Huajing
- Nolen, Patrick J.
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2018
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