INCREASING THE AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHCARE: COMPARING REFORMS IN CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES 提高医疗服务的可负担性：中美医改比较

Abstract

This article discusses the conceptual and measurement aspects of health care affordability. It points out that China’s health care reforms need to tackle individual affordability while societal affordability is a critical issue in healthcare reform for the United States. The paper further compares and discusses the approaches adopted by the two countries to ensure healthcare affordability including, expanding insurance coverage and enhancing benefits design, as well as controlling medical costs. The author stated that the United States and China can benefit by learning from each other’s experiences gathered through a systematic monitoring and evaluation of what works and what does not