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Table 2 The poverty and medical impoverishment rate under different types of medical insurance systems

From: What fragile factors hinder the pace of China’s alleviation efforts of the poverty-stricken population? A study from the perspective of impoverishment caused by medical expenses

Medical insurance type

OOP to total monthly household consumption(%)

Poverty(%)

Impoverishment (%)

UE-BMI

11.4

1.9

1.9

UR-BMI

12.0

11.7

6.0

NCMS

13.6

26.4

9.1

IBMIUR

12.0

14.8

6.3

Mixture of schemes

9.6

5.6

3.4

Other types and none

10.0

11.8

4.0

National Average

12.4

16.2

6.3