Impact of China’s primary healthcare reforms on utilisation, payments and self-reported health: a quasi-experimental analysis of a middle-aged and older cohort 2011–2018
China's PHC reforms had some modest, temporary impacts on increasing primary care utilisation and self-reported health. However, further interventions are needed to transition away from the hospital-centric health system and to increase financial protection and health equity in China.
Authors
- Christopher Millett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0793-9884)
- Maoyi Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5660-8571)
- Jin Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6364-0887)
- Thomas Hone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0703-6973)
- Shangzhi Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5580-8686)
- Chang Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0883-5021)
Institutions
- Harbin Medical University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Public Health England (GB)
- National School of Public Health (GR)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-001595
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.21