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The Chinese Health Care System: Structure, Problems and Challenges

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Jens Leth Hougaard (Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen)
Lars Peter Østerdal (Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen)
Yi Yu (Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen)

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In the present paper we describe the structure of the Chinese health care system and sketch its future development. We analyse issues of provider incentives and the actual burden sharing between government, enterprises and people. We further aim to identify a number of current problems and link these to a discussion of future challenges in the form of an aging population, increased privatization and increased inequity.

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Paper provided by University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics in its series Discussion Papers with number 08-01.

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Date of creation: Jan 2008
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Keywords: Chinese health care system; provider incentives; burden sharing; aging population; inequity;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Health, Education, and Welfare
I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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  1. Karen Eggleston & Li Ling & Meng Qingyue & Magnus Lindelow & Adam Wagstaff, 2008. "Health service delivery in China: a literature review," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 17(2), pages 149-165. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Hsiao, William C., 2007. "The political economy of Chinese health reform," Health Economics, Policy and Law, Cambridge University Press, vol. 2(03), pages 241-249, July. [Downloadable!]
  3. Teh-Wei Hu & Michael Ong & Zi-Hua Lin & Elizabeth Li, 1999. "The effects of economic reform on health insurance and the financial burden for urban workers in China," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 8(4), pages 309-321.
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