Study on public-interest nature of health and its magnitude
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2014.12.012
- VernacularTitle:论医疗卫生事业的公益性与公益度
- Author:
Juncheng QIAN
;
Qun MENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Public-interest nature;
Magnitude of public-interest nature;
Health reform;
Primary health system
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2014;(12):70-74
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Insisting on public-interest nature of health is the basic principle of new-round health reforms and development in China. The evaluation of its magnitude is an important means to carry out public-interest develop-ment. This paper clarifies the meaning of the public-interest nature of health and its magnitude and other related con-cepts and discusses why the health system has the attribute of public-interest, points out related systematic arrange-ments that should be designed to ensure the direction of public-interest in health reform. The paper also suggests that a system of measuring the realized magnitude of this nature in health reform be established to evaluate the performance and provide reference for evidence-based policies.
