The reform of the essential medicines system in China: a comprehensive approach to universal coverage

• Main Authors: Sarah L. Barber (Author), Baobin Huang (Author), Budiono Santoso (Author), Richard Laing (Author), Valerie Paris (Author), Chunfu Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To achieve universal health care coverage, the Government of China invested in large-scale health care reform. One of the major reform components focuses on improving access to essential medicines to reduce high out-of-pocket medicines spending. The reform policies were comprehensive, and included s...