Can supplementary private health insurance reduce poverty vulnerability? Evidence from Shandong Province
The results imply that supplementary SPHI can be effective in poverty reduction even among populations with basic health insurance. Therefore, we encourage governments in other low- and middle-income countries to consider implementing supplementary SPHI for vulnerable people to reduce medical impoverishment.
Authors
- Peilong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7441-6514)
- Jingjie Sun
- Jin Hao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6966-6730)
- Shiju Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3403-3895)
- Jiajia Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-900X)
- Junxiao Ma
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Soochow University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
- Shandong Province Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24504-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.21
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province