China's healthcare system and reform /

China's healthcare system and reform /

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Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017. ©2017
Description:	xxiv, 458 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Health care reform -- China. Medical policy -- China. Medical policy. Health care reform. Health Care Reform. Health Policy. China. China.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11342449

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Other authors / contributors:	Burns, Lawton R., editor. Liu, Gordon G., editor.
ISBN:	9781107164598 1107164591 9781316616468 1316616460 9781316691113 131669111X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This volume provides a comprehensive review of China's healthcare system and policy reforms in the context of the global economy. Following a value-chain framework, the 16 chapters cover the payers, the providers, and the producers (manufacturers) in China's system. It also provides a detailed analysis of the historical development of China's healthcare system, the current state of its broad reforms, and the uneasy balance between China's market-driven approach and governmental regulation. Most importantly, it devotes considerable attention to the major problems confronting China, including chronic illness, public health, and long-term care and economic security for the elderly. Burns and Liu have assembled the latest research from leading health economists and political scientists, as well as senior public health officials and corporate executives, making this book an essential read for industry professionals, policymakers, researchers, and students studying comparative health systems across the world"--Provided by publisher.

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Summary:	This volume provides a comprehensive review of China's healthcare system and policy reforms in the context of the global economy. Following a value-chain framework, the 16 chapters cover the payers, the providers, and the producers (manufacturers) in China's system. It also provides a detailed analysis of the historical development of China's healthcare system, the current state of its broad reforms, and the uneasy balance between China's market-driven approach and governmental regulation. Most importantly, it devotes considerable attention to the major problems confronting China, including chronic illness, public health, and long-term care and economic security for the elderly. Burns and Liu have assembled the latest research from leading health economists and political scientists, as well as senior public health officials and corporate executives, making this book an essential read for industry professionals, policymakers, researchers, and students studying comparative health systems across the world.
Physical Description:	xxiv, 458 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781107164598 1107164591 9781316616468 1316616460 9781316691113 131669111X