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The attitude of farmers to the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme in Northwest China one year after its introduction: a cross-sectional study |
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| Authors: | Chuangzhou Xu Zhengbing Wang Christian A Gericke |
| Institution: | 1. College of Humanities, Northwest A&F University, No. 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China 2. College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, No. 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China 3. Peninsula CLAHRC, National Institute for Health Research, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth, Portland Square, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK |
| Abstract: | AimThe implementation of the Chinese New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) spread fast since a county pilot trial in 2003. The purpose of this survey is to guide policy-makers on how to improve the current national NRCMS policy.Subject and methodsCross-sectional survey of 1,978 farmers in 50 villages in Huxian Shaanxi Province on their attitudes towards the NRCMS administered door-to-door in 2005.ResultsMost farmers hold a positive attitude towards the NRCMS. However, they do not trust the scheme management. Farmers place more trust in village doctors rather than village cadres for fund collection. More than two thirds of farmers seek care in county hospitals directly, bypassing village clinics and township hospitals. Not all hospitals and doctors fully comply with the NRCMS rules, and supplier-induced demand is still widespread. More than half of farmers worry that the NRCMS is not sustainable. Importantly, the survey showed a high enrolment rate of 92% (95% CI, 91; 93) in a voluntary insurance scheme.ConclusionA number of remedial actions in health financing, planning and management to counteract the identified issues are proposed. |
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