Research on the Current Situation of Medical Service Market Competition in China
- VernacularTitle:我国医疗服务市场竞争现状研究
- Author:
Zhaoyang WANG
1
;
Xinyue SUN
1
;
Kai MENG
1
Author Information
1. 首都医科大学公共卫生学院 北京 100069
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical service market;
competition;
monopoly;
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index
- From:
Chinese Hospital Management
2025;45(8):30-36
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective By analying the concentration degree of China's medical service market from 2017 to 2021,to analyze the current situation of competition in China's medical service market,and put forward relevant policy rec-ommendations to provide reference for optimizing resource allocation in China's medical service market.Methods The competition of medical service market in each province(region and city)was calculated by Herfindahl-Hirschman In-dex(HHI)and visualized by Stata18 software.Results From 2017 to 2021,the annual growth rate of the number of beds and health technicians in most regions of China was higher than 2.5％,but the absolute number was significant-ly different.In most provinces(regions and cities),the HHI calculated by the number of beds and the number of health technicians ranged from 0.07 to 0.14,and the HHI showed an upward trend but a small change in the five years.Conclusion In recent years,the degree of competition in China's medical service market is generally high,but with the expansion of the supply of material resources and human resources in each province(region and city),the medical service market in most areas is developing towards a monopoly trend.
