Health policy reform in China: Lessons from Asia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2256-2262

  Ramesh, M ^a   Wu, Xun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; Cost containment; Financing reforms; Health policy; Health system reform; Insurance schemes; Korea; Provider behaviour; Singapore; Thailand

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC SPENDING;

ARTICLE; ASIA; CHINA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 67649297927     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.03.038     Document Type: Article

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