title: The challenges of healthcare reforms in China.
abstract: China is in the process of a new round of healthcare reforms. The Chinese Government has launched ambitious healthcare reforms aiming to achieve equitable access to basic health services; and to build a safe, effective, convenient and inexpensive healthcare system for both urban and rural residents. This paper will provide a brief overview of China's healthcare reforms, and describe the challenges and opportunities facing these reforms.
authors.affiliation: China Centre for Economic Research, National School of Development, Peking University, Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China. Electronic address: lingli@ccer.pku.edu.cn.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000592:standards*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*