Health System Reforms in China: What Is Needed for a Next Step?
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Along with the economic reforms started in the late 1970s, the health system changed considerably in China. The health system deteriorated in the 1980s and the 1990s since the government did not direct much attention to the health sector. The government finally initiated the health system reforms in the late 1990s. The medical insurance system was re-established in both urban and rural areas by the early 2000s, and the insurance coverage has dramatically increased in recent years. However, there remain further challenges in China’s health sector. This study attempts to provide an analysis of remaining challenges in the health sector of
China. The empirical analysis using provincial panel-data indicates that scaling up the insurance fund level is necessary to improve the health outcome, i.e., maternity mortality, at the provincial level. In addition, improving the availability of health services is also important to improve local heath in rural China. This study also presents an overview of related studies particularly using
micro-data, and summarizes the publicly opened micro-panel data of China for further studies.
RPRT
Interim Report for Internally Valid Econometric Studies, IDE-JETRO
Uchimura, Hiroko
2012
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