Only fifty years ago, Tibetan medicine, now seen in China as a vibrant aspect of Tibetan
culture, was considered a feudal vestige to be eliminated through government-led social …

Background The combination of the internet and healthcare has excellent benefits and far-
reaching positive effects in improving service efficiency and promoting social equity. The …

In 2009, China initiated a new round of health reform to establish a well‐functioning health
system. The 2009 health reform did make some significant achievements in improving …

Health insurance was prioritized as one of the four key areas for reform in China's Health
Care Reform Plan released in April 2009. The Plan aimed to expand coverage, enhance …

“Social Policy and Development Studies in East Asia” aims to provide a platform for
academics, researchers and policy analysts to contribute their reflections and analysis of …

Compared to most earlier studies on China's health care system, Huang's research is both
methodologically rigorous and theoretically novel. Her study also betters our understanding …

This paper examines the experiences of seeking healthcare for rural Chinese older people,
a population who experiences the multiple threats of socio-economic deprivation …

China's most recent set of health reforms have entered their sixth year of implementation in
2014. Between 2009 and 2013, the government expenditure on health reached RMB 3 …

The health care system of the People's Republic of China (PRC, China) has benefitted from
rapid national economic and social development over the past four decades. China is now …

Primary care is often the weakest link in health systems despite its acknowledged central
importance in promoting population's health at economical cost. A key reason for the …