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Review
. 2014 Sep 22;11(9):e1001694.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001694. eCollection 2014 Sep.

Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in China

Qingyue Meng  1 , Ling Xu  2
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Review

Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in China

Qingyue Meng et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

This paper is a country case study for the Universal Health Coverage Collection, organized by WHO. Qingyue Meng and colleagues illustrate progress towards UHC and its monitoring and evaluation in China.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Population coverage by the three health insurance schemes, 2003–2011.
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Figure 2
Figure 2. Percentage of households below the poverty line due to medical expenditures (%).
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