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Scott W Atlas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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health insurance and Catastrophic Illness a report on the new cooperative medical system in rural china
Health Economics, 2009Co-Authors: Hongmei Yi, Linxiu Zhang, Kim Singer, Scott Rozelle, Scott W AtlasAbstract:The overall goal of the paper is to understand the progress of the design and implementation of China's New Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) program between 2004 (the second year of the program) and 2007. In the paper we seek to assess some of the strengths and weaknesses of the program using a panel of national-representative, household survey data that were collected in 2005 and early 2008. According to our data, we confirm the recent reports by the Ministry of Health that there have been substantial improvements to the NCMS program in terms of coverage and participation. We also show that rural individuals also perceive an improvement in service by 2007. While the progress of the NCMS program is clear, there are still weaknesses. Most importantly, the program clearly does not meet one of its key goals of providing insurance against Catastrophic Illnesses. On average, individuals that required inpatient treatment in 2007 were reimbursed for 15% of their expenditures. Although this is higher than in 2004, on average, as the severity of the Illness (in terms of expenditures on health care) rose, the real reimbursement rate (reimbursement amount/total expenditure on medical care) fell. The real reimbursement rate for Illnesses that required expenditures between 4000 and 10 000 yuan (over 10 000 yuan) was only 11% (8%). Our analysis shows that one of the limiting factors is constrained funding. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Hongmei Yi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Health insurance and Catastrophic Illness: a report on the New Cooperative Medical System in rural China.
Health economics, 2020Co-Authors: Hongmei Yi, Linxiu Zhang, Kim Singer, Scott Rozelle, Scott AtlasAbstract:The overall goal of the paper is to understand the progress of the design and implementation of China's New Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) program between 2004 (the second year of the program) and 2007. In the paper we seek to assess some of the strengths and weaknesses of the program using a panel of national-representative, household survey data that were collected in 2005 and early 2008. According to our data, we confirm the recent reports by the Ministry of Health that there have been substantial improvements to the NCMS program in terms of coverage and participation. We also show that rural individuals also perceive an improvement in service by 2007. While the progress of the NCMS program is clear, there are still weaknesses. Most importantly, the program clearly does not meet one of its key goals of providing insurance against Catastrophic Illnesses. On average, individuals that required inpatient treatment in 2007 were reimbursed for 15% of their expenditures. Although this is higher than in 2004, on average, as the severity of the Illness (in terms of expenditures on health care) rose, the real reimbursement rate (reimbursement amount/total expenditure on medical care) fell. The real reimbursement rate for Illnesses that required expenditures between 4000 and 10,000 yuan (over 10,000 yuan) was only 11% (8%). Our analysis shows that one of the limiting factors is constrained funding.
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health insurance and Catastrophic Illness a report on the new cooperative medical system in rural china
Health Economics, 2009Co-Authors: Hongmei Yi, Linxiu Zhang, Kim Singer, Scott Rozelle, Scott W AtlasAbstract:The overall goal of the paper is to understand the progress of the design and implementation of China's New Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) program between 2004 (the second year of the program) and 2007. In the paper we seek to assess some of the strengths and weaknesses of the program using a panel of national-representative, household survey data that were collected in 2005 and early 2008. According to our data, we confirm the recent reports by the Ministry of Health that there have been substantial improvements to the NCMS program in terms of coverage and participation. We also show that rural individuals also perceive an improvement in service by 2007. While the progress of the NCMS program is clear, there are still weaknesses. Most importantly, the program clearly does not meet one of its key goals of providing insurance against Catastrophic Illnesses. On average, individuals that required inpatient treatment in 2007 were reimbursed for 15% of their expenditures. Although this is higher than in 2004, on average, as the severity of the Illness (in terms of expenditures on health care) rose, the real reimbursement rate (reimbursement amount/total expenditure on medical care) fell. The real reimbursement rate for Illnesses that required expenditures between 4000 and 10 000 yuan (over 10 000 yuan) was only 11% (8%). Our analysis shows that one of the limiting factors is constrained funding. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Liu Dong - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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On the Orientation of Covering Catastrophic Illness of the New RCMS——Simulation Based on the Relationship between the Payment Structure and Insurance Coverage
Journal of Jinling Institute of Technology, 2020Co-Authors: Liu DongAbstract:The New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme(RCMS) in China was designed to mainly cover medical expenditures for Catastrophic Illness.Due to its target orientation,the system faces many challenges. In case of relocating to cover minor Illness and joint with the Medical Financial Assistance Plan(MFAP) designed to cover Catastrophic Illness,the New RCMS will provide greater medical insurance for the target population.This paper shows these schemes with an advisable payment structure will achieve greater insurance coverage,which is a key indicator reflecting medical security,by the approach of simulation through adjusting policy instrumental variables including the deductible,ceiling and reimbursement rates.
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on the orientation of covering Catastrophic Illness of the new rcms simulation based on the relationship between the payment structure and insurance coverage
Journal of Jinling Institute of Technology, 2010Co-Authors: Liu DongAbstract:The New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme(RCMS) in China was designed to mainly cover medical expenditures for Catastrophic Illness.Due to its target orientation,the system faces many challenges. In case of relocating to cover minor Illness and joint with the Medical Financial Assistance Plan(MFAP) designed to cover Catastrophic Illness,the New RCMS will provide greater medical insurance for the target population.This paper shows these schemes with an advisable payment structure will achieve greater insurance coverage,which is a key indicator reflecting medical security,by the approach of simulation through adjusting policy instrumental variables including the deductible,ceiling and reimbursement rates.
Fungchang Sung - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism a nationwide cohort study
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2014Co-Authors: Weisheng Chung, Chiaoling Peng, Yenjung Chang, Yungfu Chen, John Y Chiang, Fungchang SungAbstract:Objective Studies on the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) are scarce. This study identifies the effects of RA on the risks of developing DVT and PE in a nationwide prospective cohort study. Methods We studied the entire Taiwan population from 1998 to 2008, with a follow-up period extending to the end of 2010. We identified patients with RA using the Catastrophic Illness registry of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). We also selected a comparison cohort that was randomly frequency-matched by age (each 5-year span), sex and index year from the general population. We analysed the risks of DVT and PE using Cox proportional hazards regression models, including sex, age and comorbidities. Results From 23.74 million people in the cohort, 29 238 RA patients (77% women, mean age of 52.4 years) and 1 16 952 controls were followed 1 93 753 and 7 92 941 person-years, respectively. The risk of developing DVT and PE was 3.36-fold and 2.07-fold, respectively, in patients with RA compared with patients without RA, after adjusting for age, sex and comorbidities. The multiplicative increased risks of DVT and PE were also significant in patients with RA with any comorbidity. Conclusions This nationwide prospective cohort study demonstrates that DVT and PE risks significantly increased in patients with RA compared with those of the general population.
Linxiu Zhang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Health insurance and Catastrophic Illness: a report on the New Cooperative Medical System in rural China.
Health economics, 2020Co-Authors: Hongmei Yi, Linxiu Zhang, Kim Singer, Scott Rozelle, Scott AtlasAbstract:The overall goal of the paper is to understand the progress of the design and implementation of China's New Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) program between 2004 (the second year of the program) and 2007. In the paper we seek to assess some of the strengths and weaknesses of the program using a panel of national-representative, household survey data that were collected in 2005 and early 2008. According to our data, we confirm the recent reports by the Ministry of Health that there have been substantial improvements to the NCMS program in terms of coverage and participation. We also show that rural individuals also perceive an improvement in service by 2007. While the progress of the NCMS program is clear, there are still weaknesses. Most importantly, the program clearly does not meet one of its key goals of providing insurance against Catastrophic Illnesses. On average, individuals that required inpatient treatment in 2007 were reimbursed for 15% of their expenditures. Although this is higher than in 2004, on average, as the severity of the Illness (in terms of expenditures on health care) rose, the real reimbursement rate (reimbursement amount/total expenditure on medical care) fell. The real reimbursement rate for Illnesses that required expenditures between 4000 and 10,000 yuan (over 10,000 yuan) was only 11% (8%). Our analysis shows that one of the limiting factors is constrained funding.
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health insurance and Catastrophic Illness a report on the new cooperative medical system in rural china
Health Economics, 2009Co-Authors: Hongmei Yi, Linxiu Zhang, Kim Singer, Scott Rozelle, Scott W AtlasAbstract:The overall goal of the paper is to understand the progress of the design and implementation of China's New Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) program between 2004 (the second year of the program) and 2007. In the paper we seek to assess some of the strengths and weaknesses of the program using a panel of national-representative, household survey data that were collected in 2005 and early 2008. According to our data, we confirm the recent reports by the Ministry of Health that there have been substantial improvements to the NCMS program in terms of coverage and participation. We also show that rural individuals also perceive an improvement in service by 2007. While the progress of the NCMS program is clear, there are still weaknesses. Most importantly, the program clearly does not meet one of its key goals of providing insurance against Catastrophic Illnesses. On average, individuals that required inpatient treatment in 2007 were reimbursed for 15% of their expenditures. Although this is higher than in 2004, on average, as the severity of the Illness (in terms of expenditures on health care) rose, the real reimbursement rate (reimbursement amount/total expenditure on medical care) fell. The real reimbursement rate for Illnesses that required expenditures between 4000 and 10 000 yuan (over 10 000 yuan) was only 11% (8%). Our analysis shows that one of the limiting factors is constrained funding. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.