Insurance coverage and health care use among near-elderly women

The Health Heterogeneity of and Health Care Utilization by the Elderly in Taiwan

“…However, the HC group was identified as just as likely to utilize the ambulatory care services of NHI as the other two groups, whereas the relatively healthy group did not do so significantly. NHI provides easy access for those in need, and this phenomenon could be partially explained by previous research that showed that those who had coverage for a particular service were more likely to use that service [54]. Since NHI covers all medical care costs with limited co-payments, and has recently extensively reimbursed some intermediate care and long-term care services such as rehabilitation, home nursing, and other services, the long-term care needs of elders were quite possibly partially shifted to and covered by NHI at this stage.…”

Utilization of health care services by elderly people with National Health Insurance in Taiwan: The heterogeneous health profile approach

“…Since Taiwan's NHI covers medical care needs in the acute care system, the "Frail" elders were expected to be heavy users; however, the "High Comorbidity" group was identified as most likely to utilize the ambulatory care services of NHI as the other two groups, whereas the Relative Healthy group did not do so significantly. NHI provides easy access for those in needs, and this phenomenon could be partially explained by previous research that showed that those who had coverage for a particular service were more likely to use that service [24]. Since NHI covers all medical care costs with limited co-payments, and has recently extensively reimbursed for some intermediate care and long-term care services such as rehabilitation, home nursing and other services, the longterm care needs of elders were quite possibly partially shifted to and covered by NHI.…”

Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms of Aging Chinese in Urban Jiangsu in China

“…The gender biased value given to men over women in most societies leads to men possessing a larger share of scarce resources. As a result, women are left with lower income and fewer rewards than men, leading to a high probability that women will have less favourable physical and psychological resources required for healthy living and health protection (Xu, Patel, Vahratian, & Ransom, 2006 (Jeon, Jang, Rhee, Kawachi, & Cho, 2007).…”