BACKGROUND China has since the beginning of this millennium engaged in substantial Universal Health Coverage (UHC) reforms. This paper adds evidence on how equity in level of health service utilization changed after UHC reforms. METHODS Our study was based on household survey data from 30 counties in Sichuan province in 2004 and 2011. We introduce an unusual outcome variable, namely level of ...

Editorials 546 Universal health coverage has been set as a possible umbrella goal for health in the post-2015 development agenda. 1 Whether it is a means to an end or an end in itself and whether it is measure-able are subjects of heated debate. 2 In this issue of the Bulletin, Kutzin argues that universal health coverage not only leads to better health and to financial protection for household...