Does participating in health insurance benefit the migrant workers in China? An empirical investigation

Qin, Xuezheng; Pan, Jay; Liu, Gordon G.

doi:10.1016/j.chieco.2014.07.009

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“…This "floating population" (highly mobile population) of internal migrants chiefly work in insecure lowwage jobs. Moreover, they often lack health insurance and defer seeking timely medical treatment, which could have a negative influence on infectious disease control (Qin et al, 2014). Future infectious disease control and prevention should be cognizant of climate change impacts and population movements on the transmission of these diseases.…”

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“…Future infectious disease control and prevention should be cognizant of climate change impacts and population movements on the transmission of these diseases. In addition, building a more comprehensive national health insurance system covering the internal migrant population's health expenses in any part of China may provide benefits for population health (Qin et al, 2014). Most professionals claimed that there was a hospital protocol in place for the reporting of notifiable diseases and believed that the capacity for disease diagnosis and treatment was either excellent or good, especially for malaria and HFRS.…”

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China's capacity of hospitals to deal with infectious diseases in the context of climate change

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Hanson-Easey

et al. 2018

Social Science & Medicine

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Clinical professionals recognized that climate change will likely increase the transmission of infectious diseases. Although rural health care and hospitals' logistical support need to be improved, most professionals believed their hospitals to be capable of dealing with emerging diseases. They thought that interdisciplinary and cross-regional collaborations, together with necessary resource support (e.g. improved facilities for rural health care) would be important control strategies.

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China's capacity of hospitals to deal with infectious diseases in the context of climate change

Tong

Hansen

Hanson-Easey

et al. 2018

Social Science & Medicine

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“…Another study found that enrolment in PHI was associated with increasing lengths of hospitalisation between 2000 and 2004, but the association was not significant between 2006 and 2009 [60]. However, a study that focused on rural-to-urban migrants found no significant association of PHI enrolment with the migrants' inpatient utilisation [61]. At the aggregate level the findings show no significant relationship between PHI coverage prevalence and the average utilisation of inpatient services [62,63], suggesting that PHI minimally benefit inpatient utilisation for the population as a whole.…”

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The Effects of Private Health Insurance on Universal Health Coverage Objectives in China: A Systematic Literature Review

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2020

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Background: We conducted a systematic review on the role of private health insurance to complement the social health insurance system towards achieving universal health coverage in China. This review presents the impacts of private health insurance on expanding coverage, increasing access to healthcare, and financial protection. Methods: A systematic review was conducted by searching peer-reviewed articles published between January 2000 and March 2018 in Web of Science, PubMed, and China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database. The search terms included coverage prevalence, access and financial protection related to private health insurance in China. A total of 31 studies were selected. Results: Coverage prevalence of private health insurance gradually increased but it was unequally distributed across regions and populations. The expansion of social health insurance has enhanced the total aggregate premium of private health insurance but has had a mixed impact on the take-up of private health insurance. Private insurance beneficiaries were found to limit their utilisation of healthcare services and there was no evidence that it ensured financial protection. Conclusion: The role of private health insurance (PHI) in extending universal health coverage in China was limited and therefore should not be overstated.

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“…Following this experiment, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (subsequently incorporated in the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security) issued guidelines to encourage other local authorities to develop occupational health insurance packages for migrants, based on “low fees and employer contribution” (doc‐9 2006 and doc‐10 2006). As a result, large cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu introduced novel approaches to expand health coverage for migrant workers, prioritising those employed in high‐risk sectors such as mining and construction (Qin, Pan, & Liu, ).…”

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The evolution of health policy in China and internal migrants: Continuity, change, and current implementation challenges

Zheng

Chang

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Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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Rural-urban migration is a defining feature of socioeconomic change in contemporary China. It is estimated that internal migrants in China account for 20% of its population of 1.39 billion, providing manpower to the expanding urban industries. Yet internal migrants have long faced barriers to accessing health and other social services in urban destinations, and the migration process may expose them to novel health risks and inequities. Based on the analysis of policy documents and associated material, this article reviews the historical development of health policy in China in relation to internal migrants, identifying elements of continuity and change in the policy agenda and the ways in which migrants have been framed in policy formulations.Against this background, remaining gaps in the current policy framework and implementation challenges are discussed. K E Y W O R D SChina, equity, health insurance, health policy, internal migrants

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Does participating in health insurance benefit the migrant workers in China? An empirical investigation

Cited by 79 publications

References 43 publications

China's capacity of hospitals to deal with infectious diseases in the context of climate change

China's capacity of hospitals to deal with infectious diseases in the context of climate change

The Effects of Private Health Insurance on Universal Health Coverage Objectives in China: A Systematic Literature Review

The evolution of health policy in China and internal migrants: Continuity, change, and current implementation challenges

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