Background Financial risk protection (FRP), defined as households' access to needed
healthcare services without experiencing undue financial hardship, is a critical health …

Basic medical insurance is the critical medical security system to realize common prosperity
in China. This study explores the impact of basic medical insurance on elderly family income …

Background The high multimorbidity and lower socioeconomic status (SES) of older adults,
can lead to catastrophic health expenditures (CHEs) for older adults' households. However …

Background The perceptions of the benefits of the basic medical insurance system among
the insured not only reflect the system's performance but also the public's basic medical …

Aims To examine the profiles of general well‐being in older adults and their related
sociodemographic characteristics and to explore the association of these profiles with 2‐way …

Objective There is limited research on the relationship between the frequency of plant-based
food intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among elderly Chinese. This study …

Background While the number of emergency patients worldwide continues to increase,
emergency doctors often face moral distress. It hampers the overall efficiency of the …

Background Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) is an important indicator of measuring
health inequality. Previous studies mainly focused on specific vulnerable populations rather …

Noncommunicable chronic diseases among the elderly population represent a significant
economic burden in China. However, previous disease-related health cost studies lacked …

BACKGROUND: Eliminating financial barriers and improving healthcare accessibility pertain
to be key elements of the United Nation's sustainable development goals. These have …