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ArticleBMC public health2024

The effect of long-term care insurance on women's health outcomes in China: evidence from a disability inclusion action.

Wenjing Jiang, Hongyan Yang

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Wenjing JiangCenter for Social Security Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Hongyan YangCenter for Social Security Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China. yhyhyang@163.com.

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the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 413000138the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China 72274145the Planning Fund Project of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China 22YJA630101the self-set project of the Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China 21JDZS04
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Abstract

backgroundLong-term care insurance (LTCI) in China provides financial and care security for persons with disabilities and includes caregivers in the paid labour workforce. However, it is unclear how the LTCI affects health outcomes in female recipients, female caregivers, and female non-recipients and female non-caregivers.

methodsUsing the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study data and staggered difference-in-differences method, we evaluated the effect of LTCI on health outcomes in women with different roles, including female recipients, female caregivers, and female non-recipients and female non-caregivers, and discussed the heterogeneity of the effect on women's health outcomes.

resultsLTCI statistically significant increased self-rated health and reduced depression in women and improved the health in women with different roles by increasing self-rated health in female recipients, reducing chronic diseases in female caregivers, and reducing depression in female non-recipients and female non-caregivers. There was a more pronounced improvement in health outcomes among women in the west and northeast and women in rural village.

conclusionsAfter the implementation of LTCI, health outcomes in female recipients, female caregivers, and female non-recipients and female non-caregivers were improved. LTCI' improvement on women's health outcomes was heterogeneous geographically and socially. Our findings highlight the importance of delivering differentiated health interventions for women with different roles in the implementation process of LTCI and minimizing women's health inequalities in geography and society.

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Insurance, Long-Term CarePersons with DisabilitiesWomen's HealthAgedCaregiversChinaDepressionFemaleHealth StatusHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedCaregiversHealth outcomesLong-term care insuranceStaggered difference-in-differencesWomen

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PMCPMC11337582

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