Causes of the current rise in medical expenses and countermeasures
- VernacularTitle:当前医疗费用上升的原因和对策
- Author:
Yongjun KANG
;
Hongbin ZHANG
;
Changqing XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Medical expense;
Rise;
Cause;
Countermeasure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
1996;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The current situation of the rise in medical expenses is shown through statistics and the causes of the rise are analyzed. These include: ①inevitability of development, such as changes in the spectrum of diseases, use of new technologies and materials, rise in the overall price index, and generally increased needs for medical care; ②restriction of social factors, such as the imperfect medical insurance system, the reduced proportion of input by the government, the irrational medical pricing and compensation, the fictitiously high pricing of drugs and health materials, and the hospital's excessively high operational costs; ③the boosting effect of the "supporting medicine with drugs" policy. Countermeasures are put forward for the government's price control and financial organs, the departments of health administration, and the hospitals.
