Failure of Drug Price Control Policy in China:Causes and Countermeasures
- VernacularTitle:我国药品价格管制政策失灵的成因分析及对策探讨
- Author:
Zhiqiang WANG
;
Zuxun LU
;
Daqin HU
;
Xinzheng JIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Price control;
Failure of policy;
Information dissymmetry;
Regulatory capture
- From:
China Pharmacy
2005;0(22):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To discuss the ways to improve the drug control outcome in China and to facilitate the related system reform.METHODS:The causes and countermeasures for the failure of drug control policy in China were analyzed comparatively using economic theory.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:Information dissymmetry in the medicine area,monopoly of medical institution and their evasion of control etc all resulted in the failure of price control policy.To avoid this failure,it is necessary to take reform measures in many aspects,enhance the scientificity of price control,and improve the conduction mechanism of price control policy.
