The Rural Education Action Program is part of the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions.
Health policy
Recent Scholarly Publications
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Heterogeneous Impacts of Basic Social Health Insurance on Medical Expenditure: Evidence from China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme
November 2019
This paper examines the effects of China’s New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) on medical expenditure.
Inequities in the Allocation of Medical Resources in China's Township Health Centers
August 2016
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to produce a high-quality measure of the nature of healthcare resources available in China’s Township Health Centers (THCs), paying particular attention to...
Intended And Unintended Consequences Of China’s Zero Markup Drug Policy
August 2015
Since economic liberalization in the late 1970s, China's health care providers have grown heavily reliant on revenue from drugs, which they both prescribe and sell.
The Cost of Disability in China
February 2014
We describe the degree to which household income is negatively associated with the prevalence of different types of disability (i.e.
Survey using Incognito Standardized Patients Shows Poor Quality Care in China’s Rural Clinics
February 2014
Over the past decade, China has implemented reforms designed to expand access to health care in rural areas. Little objective evidence exists, however, on the quality of that care.
Meeting the Health-care Needs of the Rural Elderly: The Unique Role of Village Doctors
December 2013
Despite their recent deterioration, village clinics have historically been an important source of health care for the poor and elderly in rural China.
Do You Get What You Pay For with School-Based Health Programs? Evidence from a Child Nutrition Experiment in Rural China
August 2013
This study uses a randomized controlled trial of a school-based anemia reduction program in rural China to examine how increased school emphasis on health promotion affects academic performance....
Effectiveness of provider incentives for anemia reduction in rural China: a cluster randomised trial
July 2012
Background: To study how misaligned supply-side incentives impede health programs in developing countries, we tested the impact of performance pay for anemia reduction in rural China.
China’s New Cooperative Medical Scheme Improved Finances of Township Health Centers but Not the Number of Patients Served
May 2012
China’s New Cooperative Medical Scheme, launched in 2003, was designed to protect rural households from the financial risk posed by health care costs and to increase the use of health care services...
Alarmingly High Anemia Prevalence in Western China
December 2011
Despite rapid growth in China, it is unclear whether the poor have benefited in terms of nutrition.
Anemia among Students of Rural China's Elementary Schools: Prevalence and Correlates in Ningxia and Qinghai's Poor Counties
October 2011
Although the past few decades have seen incomes rise and increased government commitment to helping the poor, there is concern that a large fraction of children in rural China still lack regular...
A comparison of rural and urban healthcare consumption and health insurance
July 2010
Purpose: Since 1999, China has undergone reform of its healthcare system.
Good and Bad News From China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme
July 2010
*/ Abstract: The overall goal of this article is to understand the progress in implementing the New Cooperative Medical Scheme, while seeking to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the programme...
Health Insurance and Catastrophic Illness: A Report on the New Cooperative Medical System in Rural China
July 2009
The overall goal of the paper is to understand the progress of the design and implementation of China’s New Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) program between 2004 (the second year of the program)...