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Current Status, Problems, and Countermeasures of Health Investment in China
Chen Wang, Chao Wang, Zhong Cao, Lirui Jiao, Zhangfeng Jin, Lan Xue, Simiao Chen
Strategic Study of CAE ›› 2024, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (6) : 1-9.
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Current Status, Problems, and Countermeasures of Health Investment in China
This study analyzes the status, issues, and strategies of investment in China's medical and health sector. It underscores the critical role of a healthy workforce and health industry in driving economic growth, noting their importance for both public welfare and high-quality socio-economic progress. Through horizontal and vertical comparisons, the study highlights key issues: the low proportion of health expenditure to GDP, insufficient government investment, and an underdeveloped financing structure relative to international standards. Based on these findings, the study recommends: (1) shifting traditional perspectives on health investment to emphasize its critical importance, and incorporating health sector development goals into relevant performance evaluations; (2) increasing the scale of investment, establishing a stable, sustainable, and diversified government funding mechanism, integrating various forms of social resources, and expanding health financing channels; (3) enhancing investment efficiency by adopting a population health indicator-based framework for investment, monitoring, and evaluation, thereby advancing health governance modernization. The study advocates for positioning the medical and health sector at the core of economic development to achieve a synergistic advancement of health and the economy.
population medicine / health economics / health investment / health industry / macro-level efficiency
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