SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
The Effects of Private Health Insurance on Universal Health Coverage Objectives in China: A Systematic Literature Review.
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- Do national health insurance schemes guarantee financial risk protection in the drive towards Universal Health Coverage in West Africa? A systematic review of observational studies.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Identifying priorities for research on financial risk protection to achieve universal health coverage: a scoping overview of reviews.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Universality of universal health coverage: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
- The Determinants of Four or More Antenatal Care Visits Among Working Women in Indonesia.Asia-Pacific journal of public health · 2022Article
- Can supplementary private health insurance further supplement health.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- From conventional healthcare to e-health: Social and spatial transformation. Using a comparison between Hong Kong and Mainland China.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2021Review
- The COVID-19 Run on Medical Resources in Wuhan China: Causes, Consequences and Lessons.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe 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.
methodsA 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.
resultsCoverage 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.
conclusionThe 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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