Assessment of Medical Service Pricing in China's Healthcare System: Challenges, Constraints, and Policy Recommendations

Medical service pricing reform was considered as one of the focuses of China's remarkable health reform. This paper preliminarily assessed the roles of medical service pricing in the context of China's healthcare system. Specifically, we described the potential roles of medical service pri...

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Autores principales:	Wenying Xiong, Yufan Deng, Yili Yang, Yumeng Zhang, Jay Pan
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	medical service pricing price setting price regulation health reform China Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3f29350799654b95862a9e84d9f3b5d42021-12-01T07:14:47ZAssessment of Medical Service Pricing in China's Healthcare System: Challenges, Constraints, and Policy Recommendations2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.787865https://doaj.org/article/3f29350799654b95862a9e84d9f3b5d42021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.787865/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Medical service pricing reform was considered as one of the focuses of China's remarkable health reform. This paper preliminarily assessed the roles of medical service pricing in the context of China's healthcare system. Specifically, we described the potential roles of medical service pricing in China and pointed out relevant challenges that emerged in practice as the result of reform-related activities. Multiple constraint factors that might have induced undesired outcomes were then recognized, including the excessive diversity and specialization of medical services, the price inelasticity of patients' demand, and the inadequate capability of both medical institutions and administrations. Finally, we provided policy recommendations to inform the ongoing medical service pricing reform in China from a long-term perspective.Wenying XiongYufan DengYufan DengYili YangYili YangYumeng ZhangYumeng ZhangJay PanJay PanFrontiers Media S.A.articlemedical service pricingprice settingprice regulationhealth reformChinaPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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description	Medical service pricing reform was considered as one of the focuses of China's remarkable health reform. This paper preliminarily assessed the roles of medical service pricing in the context of China's healthcare system. Specifically, we described the potential roles of medical service pricing in China and pointed out relevant challenges that emerged in practice as the result of reform-related activities. Multiple constraint factors that might have induced undesired outcomes were then recognized, including the excessive diversity and specialization of medical services, the price inelasticity of patients' demand, and the inadequate capability of both medical institutions and administrations. Finally, we provided policy recommendations to inform the ongoing medical service pricing reform in China from a long-term perspective.
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title	Assessment of Medical Service Pricing in China's Healthcare System: Challenges, Constraints, and Policy Recommendations
title_short	Assessment of Medical Service Pricing in China's Healthcare System: Challenges, Constraints, and Policy Recommendations
title_full	Assessment of Medical Service Pricing in China's Healthcare System: Challenges, Constraints, and Policy Recommendations
title_fullStr	Assessment of Medical Service Pricing in China's Healthcare System: Challenges, Constraints, and Policy Recommendations
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Assessment of Medical Service Pricing in China's Healthcare System: Challenges, Constraints, and Policy Recommendations

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