Improvements in rural health care in China in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s were largely due
to the development of cooperative medical schemes (CMSs) and the establishment of a …

During the 1960's and 1970's the Chinese government encouraged therural cooperative
medical systems'(RCMS), in order to ensure access to basic health care among the rural …

Problem During China's transition to a market economy in the 1980s and 1990s, the rural
population faced substantial barriers to accessing health care and encountered heavier …

Abstract The rural Cooperative Medical System (CMS) in China came into existence in the
1950s. Along with the development of the collective economy of agriculture and the …

The Cooperative Medical System (CMS) in China is an established medical system that
serves the rural areas and provides treatment and prevention of disease, immunization …

Based on a survey conducted by our research team at the Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences, the present paper reports on the development of China's new rural cooperative …

Ever since the collapse of the once successful Rural Cooperative Medical System (RCMS)
in the early 1980s, when China transformed its system of collective agricultural production to …

The collapse of the Cooperative Medical System (CMS) in China after the agricultural
reforms of the early 1980s caused serious concern and doubt about the viability of …

In the late 1970s China launched its agricultural reforms which initiated a decade of
continued economic growth and significant transformation of the Chinese society. The …

The introduction of the rural responsibility system in 1980 has had a profound influence on
rural living conditions and a major impact on several aspects of the rural health care system …