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Health Shocks in China : Are the Poor and Uninsured Less Protected?

Health shocks have been shown to have important economic consequences in industrial countries. Less is known about how health shocks affect income, consumption, labor market outcomes, and medical expenditures in middle- and low-income countries. The authors explore these issues in China. In addition...

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Main Authors: Lindelow, Magnus, Wagstaff, Adam
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
CONSUMPTION INSURANCE
CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
COST OF CARE
DEMAND FOR HEALTH
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
ECONOMIC REVIEW
FARMERS
FEE-FOR-SERVICE
FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENT
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD SAFETY
GENDER
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME
HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY
HOUSEHOLDS
IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS
INCOME
INCOME RISK
INCOME SMOOTHING
INCOME VARIABLE
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MEDICAL CARE
MEDICAL EXPENDITURE
MEDICAL EXPENDITURES
MEDICAL INSURANCE
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NEIGHBOURHOODS
NEW COMMUNITIES
NUTRITION
POCKET PAYMENTS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POVERTY
POVERTY STATUS
PUBLIC INSURANCE
QUALITY CONTROL
RENTALS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK SHARING
RURAL
RURAL AREA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HEALTH
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
URBAN AREAS
VILLAGES
WELFARE FUNDS
WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/6323619/health-shocks-china-poor-uninsured-less-protected
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8499

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/6323619/health-shocks-china-poor-uninsured-less-protected
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8499

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