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Medical Insurance Reform in Urban China

In: Public Medical Insurance Reforms in China

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  • Xinxin Ma

    (Hosei University)

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This chapter discusses the transformation of medical insuranceMedical insurance in urban China. During the planned economy periodPlanned economy period, the public medical system consisted of a labor insuranceLabor insurance medical system and a publicly funded medical systemPublicly funded medical system, which covered all employees in state-owned enterprisesState-owned enterprises (SOEs) and government officesGovernment office. The public medical system has changed with state-owned enterprise reform since the 1990s. Currently, public medical insurance mainly includes the Urban Employee Basic Medical InsuranceUrban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) that covers urban employees and the Urban Residents Basic Medical InsuranceUrban Residents Basic Medical Insurance (URBMI) that covers unemployed urban residents. This chapter introduces the contents, such as fundsFund and benefitsBenefit, of these medical insurance types.

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  • Xinxin Ma, 2022. "Medical Insurance Reform in Urban China," Springer Books, in: Public Medical Insurance Reforms in China, chapter 0, pages 35-60, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-16-7790-8_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7790-8_3
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    1. Li, Shengxiao (Alex), 2023. "Revisiting the relationship between information and communication technologies and travel behavior: An investigation of older Americans," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 172(C).

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