Lessons from 10 Years of Healthcare Reform in China
Practice BMJ Glob Health: first published as 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002086 on 19 March 2020. Downloaded from Towards universal health coverage: lessons from 10 years of healthcare reform in China 1 1 2 3 4 Wenjuan Tao , Zhi Zeng, Haixia Dang, Bingqing Lu, Linh Chuong, Dahai Yue,4 Jin Wen,1 Rui Zhao,5 Weimin Li,6 Gerald F Kominski4,7 To cite: Tao W, Zeng Z, Dang H, ABSTRACT Summary box et al. Towards universal health Universal health coverage (UHC) is driving the global health coverage: lessons from 10 agenda. Many countries have embarked on national policy ► Continued political support is the most important years of healthcare reform reforms towards this goal, including China. In 2009, the in China. BMJ Global Health enabling condition for achieving universal health Chinese government launched a new round of healthcare 2020;5:e002086. doi:10.1136/ coverage (UHC). China has shown clear political will- reform towards UHC, aiming to provide universal coverage bmjgh-2019-002086 ingness to make UHC achievement a more country- of basic healthcare by the end of 2020. The year of led process. 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of China’s most recent Handling editor Seye Abimbola ► Increasing health financing is necessary, and the in- healthcare reform. Sharing China’s experience is especially vestment from both government and private sector timely for other countries pursuing reforms to achieve WT and ZZ contributed equally. is considered. UHC. This study describes the social, economic and health ► A strong primary healthcare system should be re- Received 16 October 2019 context in China, and then reviews the overall progress of garded as a core component in realising UHC.
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