The Inequality in Health and Healthcare Utilization: Evidence from Provincial Data

VernacularTitle:健康与卫生服务利用的不平等:来自省级数据的证据
Author: Yao YAO ^{1
,

2} ; Guo-En LIU
Author Information

1. 北京大学国家发展研究院北京 100871
2. 北京大学中国卫生经济研究中心北京100871
Keywords: health and healthcare utilization; economic development level; regional inequality
From: Chinese Health Economics 2018;37(2):62-65
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To acquire the differences in health and healthcare utilization among different regions with various economic development in China,so as to provide references for improving health inequalities related to economic development.Methods:Decomposing the health and healthcare utilization among different income groups.Results:Inequalities in health and healthcare utilization were captured,whereas the gaps among groups were enlarging over time in terms of low birth weight newborns and healthcare utilization.Conclusion:In order to promote the equality in newborns,more attention should be paid to high income regions.In order to improve the equality in healthcare utilization,more attention should be drawn to low income regions and rural areas.