The Chinese Healthcare System: Structure, Problems and Challenges

Jens Leth Hougaard; Lars Peter Østerdal; Yi Yu

doi:10.2165/11531800-000000000-00000

The Chinese Healthcare System: Structure, Problems and Challenges

Jens Leth Hougaard, Lars Peter Østerdal, Yi Yu

University of Copenhagen

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
Volume	9
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	1-13
ISSN	1175-5652
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2165/11531800-000000000-00000
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

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