title: Report from China: health insurance in China--evolution, current status, and challenges.
abstract: The authors review the evolution of health insurance in China and analyze how it has been shaped to its current form by political and economic dynamics. They summarize the current status of health insurance in terms of population coverage, benefit design, scope of service, and its interaction with providers; address challenges regarding future health insurance reform; and propose policy recommendations. Although the recent health insurance reform has made major breakthroughs in population coverage, it is still too early to judge whether the political willingness to appease social unrest can be translated into concrete health care protections for the population.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Education, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China. mavis_cao@126.com
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Leiyu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Hufeng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Keyong
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002681:China; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008483:Medical Assistance / Q000458:organization & administration; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011057:Politics; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors