An evaluation of China’s new rural cooperative medical system: achievements and inadequacies from policy goals

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Achievement of policy goals – RCMS (2000) vs. NRCMS (2008)

^aInitial = before payment of medical bills
^bEx ante = after payment of medical bills
^cEx post = after reimbursement of medical bills from RCMS or NRCMS
^dPercent change (%∆) = (C – B)/(B – A)*100 for RCMS and (G – F)/(F – E) *100 for NRCMS
^eIncome equity = Gini coefficient
^fSignificant difference in changes between RCMS and NRCMS
^g“D-” indicated that the Lorenz curves after payment of medical bills (B in year 2000; F in year 2008) was dominated by the Lorenz curves before payment of medical bills (A in year 2000; E in year 2008). “D+” indicated that the Lorenz curves after reimbursement of medical bills (C in year 2000; G in year 2008) dominated the Lorenz curves before reimbursement (B in year 2000; F in year 2008)

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