| ID | 095189 |
| Title Proper | Impact of China's market reforms on the health of Chinese citizens |
| Other Title Information | examining tow puzzles |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Whyte, Martin ; Sun, Zhonxin |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | China's post-1978 market reforms were accompanied by a drastic decline in the coverage of the Chinese population by medical insurance as well as by sharp increases in charges for medical treatments, tests, and prescriptions. Since the 1990s, these trends have produced widespread condemnation of the current Chinese medical care system for being too costly and unequal. This article attempts to answer two questions:
1) Why did changes in the healthcare system precipitated by market reforms not lead to the kind of deterioration in the health of Chinese citizens that market reforms produced in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union?
2) In view of the increased inequalities in access to, and insurance coverage for, medical care since 1978, and particularly the growing rural-urban gap, why do Chinese villagers and migrants rate their current health better than do urban citizens? |
| `In' analytical Note | China: An International Journal Vol. 8, No. 1; Mar 2010: p1-32 |
| Journal Source | China: An International Journal Vol. 8, No. 1; Mar 2010: p1-32 |
| Key Words | China - Market ; Health ; China - Citizens ; China - Village ; Urban - China ; Health - China ; Health Report |