Health Reform and the PRC Governments Promotion of Social Harmony Jane Duckett Symposium on The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Social Development: Social Policy Responses in Greater China, University of Hong Kong, November 2009
2009 Health Reform Plan Health reform rethink from billion yuan Strong statement of public welfare goals Universal access to basic health services
Health Reform, Commercialization of public sector health services Private sector growth
Government Spending Decline
Rising Insecurity
Health and Social Problems Rural-urban inequalities Hospitals seen as pursuing profit SARS exposes weaknesses Rising dissatisfaction in health system
Insecurity Reversed?
Health and Social Harmony? Universal access to basic health services Weak state capacity and rural CMS Fiscal federalism Vested interests Raised expectations