TB	Tuberculosis
YC	Yichang City
FGDs	Focus group discussions
DOTS	Directly Observed Therapy Short-course
MDR-TB	multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
NHFPC	National Health and Family Planning Commission
China–Gates TB Project	China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)—the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation TB Phase II program
CNY	Chinese Yuan
WF	Wufeng
ZJ	Zhijiang
YD	Yidu
PSM	propensity score matching
KM	Kernel matching
ATT	average treatment effect
NCMS	New Cooperative Medical Scheme
URBMI	Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance
UEBMI:	Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance
CHALS:	China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
WHO	World Health Organization
CDC	Center for Diseases Control