TY - JOUR
T1 - The Chinese Healthcare System
T2 - Structure, Problems and Challenges
AU - Hougaard, Jens Leth
AU - Østerdal, Lars Peter
AU - Yu, Yi
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We describe the structure and present situation of the Chinese healthcare system and discuss its primary problems and challenges. We discuss problems with inefficient burden sharing, adverse provider incentives and huge inequities, and seek explanations in the structural features of the Chinese healthcare system. The current situation will be further challenged in the future by an aging population, an increasing need for privatization and growing expectations about quality of healthcare.
AB - We describe the structure and present situation of the Chinese healthcare system and discuss its primary problems and challenges. We discuss problems with inefficient burden sharing, adverse provider incentives and huge inequities, and seek explanations in the structural features of the Chinese healthcare system. The current situation will be further challenged in the future by an aging population, an increasing need for privatization and growing expectations about quality of healthcare.
U2 - 10.2165/11531800-000000000-00000
DO - 10.2165/11531800-000000000-00000
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1175-5652
VL - 9
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
JF - Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
IS - 1
ER -