【主讲】Hong Liu (Central University of Finance and Economics)
【主题】Impact of China's Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance on Health Care Utilization and Expenditure
【时间】2013年12月18日 (周三) 15：30-17：00
【地点】上海财经大学经济学院楼701室
【语言】英文
【摘要】In 2007, China launched a subsidized voluntary public health insurance program, the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance (URBMI) , for urban residents without formal employment. We estimate the impact of URBMI on health care utilization and expenditure by a fixed effect s approach with instrumental variable correction using 2006 and 2009 waves of the China Health and Nutrition Survey. We use the time variation of program implementation at the city level as the instrument for individual enrollment. We find that this program has significantly increased the utilization of formal medical services , including both outpatient care and inpatient care, but it has also increased total out-of -pocket health expense . We also find that this program has improved medical care utilization m ore for children, the elderly, members of the low -income families, and the residents in the relatively poor western region.
