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Friday, September 10, 2010
Chinese Healthcare System
Find an article that contains information about the healthcare system in China. Link the article to this post and then write 3 strengths and 3 weaknesses of their system.
http://countrystudies.us/china/38.htm This article is from Google web side. 3 strengths: a)economic reforms were causing a fundamental transformation of the rural health-care system. b)Although the practice of traditional Chinese medicine was strongly promoted by the Chinese leadership and remained a major component of health care, Western medicine was gaining increasing acceptance in the 1970s and 1980s c)As a result of preventive efforts, such epidemic diseases as cholera, plague, typhoid, and scarlet fever have almost been eradicated. 3 weaknesses : a)The lack of financial resources for the cooperatives resulted in a decrease in the number of barefoot doctors, which meant that health education and primary and home care suffered and that in some villages sanitation and water supplies were checked less frequently.The costs of medical treatment increased, deterring some patients from obtaining necessary medical attention. b)this combination has not always worked smoothly. In many respects, physicians trained in traditional medicine and those trained in Western medicine constitute separate groups with different interests. c)it exacerbated the problem of overpopulation
http://countrystudies.us/china/38.htm 3 strengths: After 1949 the Ministry of Public Health was responsible for all health-care activities and established and supervised all facets of health policy.
An emphasis on public health and preventive treatment characterized health policy from the beginning of the 1950s. At that time the party began to mobilize the population to engage in mass "patriotic health campaigns" aimed at improving the low level of environmental sanitation and hygiene and attacking certain diseases.
The availability and quality of health care varied widely from city to countryside. According to 1982 census data, in rural areas the crude death rate was 1.6 per 1,000 higher than in urban areas, and life expectancy was about 4 years lower. The number of senior physicians per 1,000 population was about 10 times greater in urban areas than in rural ones; state expenditure on medical care was more than -Y26 per capita in urban areas and less than -Y3 per capita in rural areas. There were also about twice as many hospital beds in urban areas as in rural areas. These are aggregate figures, however, and certain rural areas had much better medical care and nutritional levels than others.
3 weaknesses: In practice, however, this combination has not always worked smoothly. In many respects, physicians trained in traditional medicine and those trained in Western medicine constitute separate groups with different interests.
it exacerbated the problem of overpopulation. In 1987 China was faced with a population four times that of the United States and over three times that of the Soviet Union. Efforts to distribute the population over a larger portion of the country had failed: only the minority nationalities seemed able to thrive in the mountainous or desert-covered frontiers.
Birth control programs implemented in the 1970s succeeded in reducing the birth rate, but estimates in the mid-1980s projected that China's population will surpass the 1.2 billion mark by the turn of the century, putting still greater pressure on the land and resources of the nation.
1. China’s community health centers integrate Western and traditional Chinese medicine under a six point framework of care: prevention, health education and promotion, birth control, outpatient evaluation and management of common illnesses, case management of chronic disease, and physical rehabilitation.
2. As the authors note, this fact is “somewhat surprising,” because in theory, patients pay premiums to keep out-of-pocket costs down, and better access to care should keep people healthier—and thus reduce costs for everyone.
3. NCMS has grown quickly since its introduction. Yip and Hsiao estimate that “by the end of 2007, the NCMS covered 86 percent of the rural population” and that this year the program “is projected to reach 100 percent” of villagers.
3 weaknesses:
1. Chow estimates that each commune health center had about “10 to 30 beds and an outpatient clinic serving a population of 10,000 to 25,000.”
2. Almost overnight, the Chinese health care system vanished, leaving some 900 million Chinese without a safety net.
3. Most hospitals are government-owned, and the doctors who work there are on salary—and paid very poorly.
http://www.slideshare.net/manhattanresearch/chinas-health-care-system-overview 3 strengths: A ) It is easy to found that in large cities one can typically find well-staffed general and specialty hospitals, so people can get better treatment now. B ) Top Conditions Amongst the Chinese. Such as, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer top the list of chronic conditions among Chinese citizens. C ) More and more people are pay more attention on medicine. Pharmaceuticals and Disease Treatment -China’s pharma market is forecasted to be the world’s 5th largest by 2010 3 weaknesses: A ) China has some demographics situation, it seems emerged as a massive economic player in the global marketplace. China’s retail marketplace is the largest emerging global opportunity B ) China has unfavorably high traditional advertising costs, many companies are turning to new media outlets to get their message across. More and more people rely on the internet life. C )The Chinese healthcare system is in a period of reform, so it will need a long time to set up well.
1.Many village doctors who wanted to remain in medicine hightailed for urban centers, where wealthier citizens could afford their services—which were now provided on a for-profit, fee-for-service schedule. This disappearance of rural doctors occurred just as standards of living began rising.
2.By the mid-1990s, the government provided only 10 percent of the funding for public health facilities in China.
3.To help doctors and hospitals generate revenue, the Chinese government has set prices for two services—high-tech diagnostic services and prescription drugs—above the cost of delivery, meaning providers can charge more for scans or medications than it actually costs to provide them
3 weakness:
1.The now-defunct cooperative medical system (CMS) was a three-tiered framework centered on rural communities, the population of which has long constituted the majority of Chinese.
2. Communes were groups of households organized into labor teams who worked on common projects and pooled their income. From this pool, each commune set aside funds for specific purposes; the “welfare fund” provided the funding for CMS.
3. “health care became the responsibility of the local governments”—a problem, given that “in poor regions, [local government] did not have the financial resources from taxation to supply adequate healthcare.”
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http://countrystudies.us/china/38.htm
This article is from Google web side.
3 strengths:
a)economic reforms were causing a fundamental transformation of the rural health-care system.
b)Although the practice of traditional Chinese medicine was strongly promoted by the Chinese leadership and remained a major component of health care, Western medicine was gaining increasing acceptance in the 1970s and 1980s
c)As a result of preventive efforts, such epidemic diseases as cholera, plague, typhoid, and scarlet fever have almost been eradicated.
3 weaknesses :
a)The lack of financial resources for the cooperatives resulted in a decrease in the number of barefoot doctors, which meant that health education and primary and home care suffered and that in some villages sanitation and water supplies were checked less frequently.The costs of medical treatment increased, deterring some patients from obtaining necessary medical attention.
b)this combination has not always worked smoothly. In many respects, physicians trained in traditional medicine and those trained in Western medicine constitute separate groups with different interests.
c)it exacerbated the problem of overpopulation
http://www.radio86.co.uk/explore-learn/lifestyle-in-china/dial-beijing/14889/dial-beijing-healthcare-in-china
Three strengths:
1.More doctors in one hospital, so more and more people can take a good care.
2.Everyone should buy medical insurance, so they can be able to go to hospital.
3.Old person can see doctor in a cheaper price.
Three weakness:
1.In countryside, still lots of people cannot go to see the doctor because it is very expensive.
2.China health care system has some corruptions. Some doctor will accept the money from patient.
3.Do not give access to the migrants.
http://countrystudies.us/china/38.htm
3 strengths:
After 1949 the Ministry of Public Health was responsible for all health-care activities and established and supervised all facets of health policy.
An emphasis on public health and preventive treatment characterized health policy from the beginning of the 1950s. At that time the party began to mobilize the population to engage in mass "patriotic health campaigns" aimed at improving the low level of environmental sanitation and hygiene and attacking certain diseases.
The availability and quality of health care varied widely from city to countryside. According to 1982 census data, in rural areas the crude death rate was 1.6 per 1,000 higher than in urban areas, and life expectancy was about 4 years lower. The number of senior physicians per 1,000 population was about 10 times greater in urban areas than in rural ones; state expenditure on medical care was more than -Y26 per capita in urban areas and less than -Y3 per capita in rural areas. There were also about twice as many hospital beds in urban areas as in rural areas. These are aggregate figures, however, and certain rural areas had much better medical care and nutritional levels than others.
3 weaknesses:
In practice, however, this combination has not always worked smoothly. In many respects, physicians trained in traditional medicine and those trained in Western medicine constitute separate groups with different interests.
it exacerbated the problem of overpopulation. In 1987 China was faced with a population four times that of the United States and over three times that of the Soviet Union. Efforts to distribute the population over a larger portion of the country had failed: only the minority nationalities seemed able to thrive in the mountainous or desert-covered frontiers.
Birth control programs implemented in the 1970s succeeded in reducing the birth rate, but estimates in the mid-1980s projected that China's population will surpass the 1.2 billion mark by the turn of the century, putting still greater pressure on the land and resources of the nation.
From:
http://takingnote.tcf.org/2008/04/chinas-health-c.html
3 strengths:
1. China’s community health centers integrate Western and traditional Chinese medicine under a six point framework of care: prevention, health education and promotion, birth control, outpatient evaluation and management of common illnesses, case management of chronic disease, and physical rehabilitation.
2. As the authors note, this fact is “somewhat surprising,” because in theory, patients pay premiums to keep out-of-pocket costs down, and better access to care should keep people healthier—and thus reduce costs for everyone.
3. NCMS has grown quickly since its introduction. Yip and Hsiao estimate that “by the end of 2007, the NCMS covered 86 percent of the rural population” and that this year the program “is projected to reach 100 percent” of villagers.
3 weaknesses:
1. Chow estimates that each commune health center had about “10 to 30 beds and an outpatient clinic serving a population of 10,000 to 25,000.”
2. Almost overnight, the Chinese health care system vanished, leaving some 900 million Chinese without a safety net.
3. Most hospitals are government-owned, and the doctors who work there are on salary—and paid very poorly.
http://www.slideshare.net/manhattanresearch/chinas-health-care-system-overview
3 strengths:
A ) It is easy to found that in large cities one can typically find well-staffed general and specialty hospitals, so people can get better treatment now.
B ) Top Conditions Amongst the Chinese. Such as, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer top the list of chronic conditions among Chinese citizens.
C ) More and more people are pay more attention on medicine. Pharmaceuticals and Disease Treatment -China’s pharma market is forecasted to be the world’s 5th largest by 2010
3 weaknesses:
A ) China has some demographics situation, it seems emerged as a massive economic player in the global marketplace. China’s retail marketplace is the largest emerging global opportunity
B ) China has unfavorably high traditional advertising costs, many companies are turning to new media outlets to get their message across. More and more people rely on the internet life.
C )The Chinese healthcare system is in a period of reform, so it will need a long time to set up well.
http://takingnote.tcf.org/2008/04/chinas-health-c.html
3 strengths:
1.Many village doctors who wanted to remain in medicine hightailed for urban centers, where wealthier citizens could afford their services—which were now provided on a for-profit, fee-for-service schedule. This disappearance of rural doctors occurred just as standards of living began rising.
2.By the mid-1990s, the government provided only 10 percent of the funding for public health facilities in China.
3.To help doctors and hospitals generate revenue, the Chinese government has set prices for two services—high-tech diagnostic services and prescription drugs—above the cost of delivery, meaning providers can charge more for scans or medications than it actually costs to provide them
3 weakness:
1.The now-defunct cooperative medical system (CMS) was a three-tiered framework centered on rural communities, the population of which has long constituted the majority of Chinese.
2. Communes were groups of households organized into labor teams who worked on common projects and pooled their income. From this pool, each commune set aside funds for specific purposes; the “welfare fund” provided the funding for CMS.
3. “health care became the responsibility of the local governments”—a problem, given that “in poor regions, [local government] did not have the financial resources from taxation to supply adequate healthcare.”
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