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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Urban-Rural Health Insurance Integration and China’s Rural Household Savings

Zhen Yuan1 School of Economics and Management, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China;2 Key Laboratory of Data Science & Innovative Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Philosophy and Social Sciences of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Fan Zhang3 School of Finance, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Zhiguang Li1 School of Economics and Management, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China;2 Key Laboratory of Data Science & Innovative Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Philosophy and Social Sciences of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Hua Wei1 School of Economics and Management, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China;2 Key Laboratory of Data Science & Innovative Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Philosophy and Social Sciences of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-3903View further author information
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Pages 587-601 | Received 22 Nov 2023, Accepted 05 Mar 2024, Published online: 13 Mar 2024

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