Can supplementary private health insurance reduce vulnerability to expected poverty and catastrophic health expenditure in China?
The findings suggest that SPHI can significantly contribute to poverty reduction, even among populations already covered by SHI. Therefore, we recommend that other low- and middle-income countries, where SHI serves as the primary insurance system as in China, consider implementing SPHI for vulnerable groups to reduce illness-induced impoverishment.
Authors
- Peilong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7441-6514)
- Zexuan Yu
- Shiju Dong
- Jingjie Sun
- Jiajia Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0330-4264)
- Junxiao Ma
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Brown University (US)
- Soochow University (CN)
- Shandong Management University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
- Shandong Province Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02670-5
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.62
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province