ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
The Impact of the Medical Insurance System on the Health of Older Adults in Urban China: Analysis Based on Three-Period Panel Data.
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- Treating Mental Health and Quality of Life in Older Cancer Patients with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and associated factors of intrinsic capacity based on Andersen Model among older adults: a national cross-sectional study in China.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Using the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework to Track Wellness and Health Promotion Priorities of Older Adults in the Global Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Health Care Access and Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Senior Citizens in Pampanga, Philippines.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
The impact of the medical insurance system (MIS) on the health of older adults is a key element of research in the field of social security. Because China's MIS consists of different types of insurance, and the benefits and levels of coverage received by participating in different medical insurance vary, different medical insurance may have a differential impact on the health of older adults. This has rarely been studied before. In this paper, the panel data of the third phase of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) conducted in 2013, 2015 and 2018 were used to investigate the impact of participation in social medical insurance (SMI) and commercial medical insurance (CMI) on the health of urban older adults and its mechanism relationship. The study found that SMI had a positive impact on the mental health of older adults, but only in the eastern region. Participation in CMI was positively correlated with the health of older adults, but this association was relatively small and was only observed in the sample of older adults aged 75 years and above. In addition, future life security plays an important role in the process of improving the health of older adults through medical insurance. Both research hypothesis 1 and research hypothesis 2 were verified. The results of this paper show that the evidence of the positive effect of medical insurance on the health of older adults in urban areas proposed by scholars is not convincing enough. Therefore, the medical insurance scheme should be reformed, focusing not only on coverage, but on enhancing the benefits and level of insurance, so as to enhance its positive impact on the health of older adults.
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