Abstract
This study focuses on the equity of basic medical insurance. Through reviewing a large number of relevant literatures, the theoretical sources, measurement methods and empirical research on equity in basic medical insurance are summarized. The study found that scholars currently conduct research on the equity of basic medical insurance mainly from the two theories of welfare economics and social justice theory. Scholars generally use the concentration index, the level index, and the regression method to measure the equity of basic medical insurance. Many empirical studies have shown that basic medical insurance improves the level of health care and health on the one hand, but on the other hand it widens the fair gap between the insured and the non-insured. This paper concluded that the current equity of basic medical insurance still has certain limitations, and future research can progress toward related research. I hope this study can provide a reference for improving health and equity.
Highlights
The World Health Organization (WHO) put Health Equity as the subject of the report in the 2000 World Health Report and defined health equity as: whether it is defined by social, economic, demographic, geographic, etc. there is no health gap between them
This study focuses on the equity of basic medical insurance
This paper concluded that the current equity of basic medical insurance still has certain limitations, and future research can progress toward related research
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) put Health Equity as the subject of the report in the 2000 World Health Report and defined health equity as: whether it is defined by social, economic, demographic, geographic, etc. there is no health gap between them. In China, the types of basic medical insurance that different groups participate in are different, and the treatment they enjoy is different. Is this difference caused by institutional differences reasonable? On the basis of literature research, this paper summarizes the theoretical sources, measurement methods and influencing factors of China’s basic medical insurance equity, and the author summarizes the current research situation of scholars on the equity of basic medical insurance, and proposes possible follow-up research directions to provide reference for the improvement of China’s basic medical insurance. The rest of the paper is organized as follows: firstly, the theoretical source of the fairness of basic medical insurance, the second part introduces the current research on the equity of basic medical insurance, and the third part is the author’s review of relevant research
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