Background Although health insurance (HI) has effectively mitigated healthcare financial
burdens, its contribution to healthy lifestyle choices and the presence of non-communicable …

Background: Achieving universal health coverage is an important objective enshrined in the
2015 global Sustainable Development Goals. However, the rising cost of healthcare …

Abstract Background Sedentary behaviours (SBs) are now considered a risk factor for
depression. Older adults are sedentary most of the time and are at a high risk of depression …

The digitization of a company necessitates not only the effort of the company but also state
backing of network infrastructure. In this study, we applied the difference-in-differences …

Highlights•The effect of enrolment in CBHI on child stunting is studied.•A year in CBHI is
reduces the probability of stunting by 4.3 percentage points.•Children of two or less years …

Background The Chinese government recently introduced a program to buy medical
supplies in bulk to reduce the patient cost burden. For patients undergoing percutaneous …

This research examined the sociodemographic factors associated with preventive care
utilisation among Chinese older adults. Using the latest 2018 wave of the Chinese …

Background: Aspirational Districts (ADs) initiative was launched by Government of India in
2018 with the objective of reducing inter-district economic and social inequalities with health …

Purpose Health insurance lowers the price of medical services, which reduces the insured's
demand for self-protection (such as, live a healthy lifestyle or invest in disease prevention) …

China launched a comprehensive health reform in 2009 to increase access to healthcare
services and coverage rates. This study examined the associations of New Cooperative …