This book examines the financing of China’s health system, argues that present arrangements are not adequate and proposes an increased role for commercial health insurance as a way of overcoming the difficulties. Highlighting that China’s present social medical insurance system can only cover basic medical services, with the results that many Chinese people with higher income are going abroad for high-quality medical services and that doctors are not bringing in the salaries and obtaining the social status they expect, the book suggests that commercial health insurance offers a possible solution, in that it can help meet the demand of higher-income groups for better healthcare services while at the same time increasing the income of more competent medical professionals. The book goes on to consider the current state of China’s commercial insurance industry, outlining the various challenges that the industry needs to overcome if it is to fulfil an increased role, challenges such as greater specialization, increased capacity, structural reform, improved regulation and closer integration with China’s medical reform programme.
| ISBN: | 9781032335971 |
| Publication date: | 13th June 2022 |
| Author: | China Development Research Foundation |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 516 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy |
| Genres: |
Health economics Service sector economics Medical insurance Insurance and actuarial studies |
This book examines the financing of China’s health system, argues that present arrangements are not adequate and proposes an increased role for commercial health insurance as a way of overcoming the difficulties. Highlighting that China’s present social medical insurance system can only cover basic medical services, with the results that many Chinese people with higher income are going abroad for high-quality medical services and that doctors are not bringing in the salaries and obtaining the social status they expect, the book suggests that commercial health insurance offers a possible solution, in that it can help meet the demand of higher-income groups for better healthcare services while at the same time increasing the income of more competent medical professionals. The book goes on to consider the current state of China’s commercial insurance industry, outlining the various challenges that the industry needs to overcome if it is to fulfil an increased role, challenges such as greater specialization, increased capacity, structural reform, improved regulation and closer integration with China’s medical reform programme.
China's Commercial Health Insurance features in the following genres: Health economics, Service sector economics, Medical insurance, Insurance and actuarial studies
China's Commercial Health Insurance is available in Paperback, Ebook
China's Commercial Health Insurance was written by China Development Research Foundation and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
China's Commercial Health Insurance has 516 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy series
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