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 framew

Most of the existing literature on health system reform in China deals with only one part of the reform process (for example, financing reform in rural areas, o

How efficient is the Chinese healthcare system? Milcent examines the medication market in China against the global picture of healthcare organization, and how p

The report recommends that China maintain the goal and direction of its healthcare reform, and continue the shift from its current hospital-centric model that r

The authors find that economic growth does not automatically improve health care, and that prioritizing health care as China has done does not necessarily lead