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Research on the Effect of Commercial Health Insurance Development on Economic Efficiency

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  • Tongpu Zhao

    (School of Insurance and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, China)

  • Ruiyun Wanyan

    (Institute of Chinese Financial Studies, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 610074, China)

  • Lingyan Suo

    (School of Economics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China)

Abstract

In the process of comprehensively promoting the construction of a multi-level medical security system in China, it is very important to clarify the impact of commercial health insurance. In order to better promote the development of commercial health insurance, we explore the effect of commercial health insurance development on economic efficiency. Theoretical analysis shows that, in addition to providing health risk protection for residents, commercial health insurance can also promote the coordinated development of the health industry chain, promote risk reduction, accumulate capital, and contribute to high-quality economic development. Empirically, this study indexes a commercial health insurance development index that is more in line with China’s development reality. In addition, this study compiles the economic efficiency index from the three dimensions of economic development basis, social benefits and industrial changes. We measure the commercial health insurance development index and economic efficiency index in 31 regions from 2007 to 2019, and further econometric analysis is carried out on this basis. It is found that the development of commercial health insurance can promote economic efficiency, and this result is robust. Meanwhile, the impact of commercial health insurance on economic efficiency is restricted by the economic environment itself, and the more developed the economy is, the more obvious this effect will be. Therefore, the development of commercial health insurance will significantly benefit the construction of China’s multi-level medical security system and promote regional economic efficiency.

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  • Tongpu Zhao & Ruiyun Wanyan & Lingyan Suo, 2023. "Research on the Effect of Commercial Health Insurance Development on Economic Efficiency," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-16, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:6:p:5178-:d:1098037
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