1st Edition

Re-engineering Affordable Care Policy in China Is Marketization a Solution?

By Peter Nan-shong Lee Copyright 2019
272 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Presenting a comprehensive examination of China’s medical care system, this book tackles issues of policymaking, organization, management and financing in the context of the provision of affordable care in China. Making use of extensive field investigations, interviews and a thorough analysis of documents, this book examines the re-structuring of the medical care system, spanning more than... Read more
Part I Issues and Concepts 1. Introduction 2. Repackaging of Health Care Services and Paths to Reform Part II Rebuilding the State in the Health Care Sector 3. Institutional Framework and Managerial Mechanisms 4. Financing Medical Care Services 5. Re-inventing Medical Care Insurances 6. Price Control Amid the Rise of Regulated Market Part III Re-making China’s Medical Care Delivery 7. Learning from the Enterprise Style of Management 8. Franchise Provision of Medical Care Services 9. Drug Franchise and Financial Management 10. Regulatory Controls in Expanding Drug Markets Part IV Conclusion 11. Review and Assessment

Biography

Peter Nan-shong Lee is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Political Science at National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan.