Establishing a health security system for people in rural areas
- VernacularTitle:建立农民健康保障制度
- Author:
Qi WANG
;
Zhi HU
;
Chao LU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Rural area;
Health security system
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
1998;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The authors first describe the current situation of cooperative medical care in China, pointing out that due to low levels of guarantee, difficulties in fundraising and insufficient government reimbursement, cooperative medical care in rural areas have come across many hardships. It is, therefore, imperative to set up as soon as possible a health security system for people in rural areas. Firstly, it is necessary to break up the dual social security structure of urban and rural areas and set up a model with transitional goals based on the actual situation of the country. Secondly, it is suggested that security taxes begin to be collected, bringing the health security for people in rural areas into line with the social security framework so as to promote the health security for people in rural areas without lowering the level of social security in urban areas.
