Equity and Public Governance in Health System Reform : Challenges and Opportunities for China

Achieving the objective of China's current health system reform, namely equitable improvements in health outcomes, will be difficult not least because of the continuously growing income disparities in the country. The analysis in this paper sh...

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Main Authors: Brixi, Hana, Mu, Yan, Targa, Beatrice, Hipgrave, David
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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topic ACCOUNTING
BASIC EDUCATION
BREAST CANCER
CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
CATASTROPHIC HEALTH SPENDING
CENTRAL BUDGET
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
CHILD SURVIVAL
CITIES
CITIZEN
CITIZENS
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEATHS
DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DOCTORS
DRINKING WATER
DRUGS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EQUALIZATION
ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FOLIC ACID
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH DATA
HEALTH ECONOMICS
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH FINANCING
HEALTH FUNDING
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH INITIATIVES
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH RESOURCES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SECTOR REFORM
HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SPENDING
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM
HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING
HEPATITIS B
HOSPITAL
HOSPITALIZATION
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILLNESSES
IMMUNIZATION
IMPROVEMENTS IN MORTALITY
INCENTIVE STRUCTURES
INCOME COUNTRIES
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME POPULATION
INEQUITIES
INEQUITY IN HEALTH
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
INFLATION
INPATIENT CARE
INSURANCE
INSURANCE SCHEMES
INTERVENTION
JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
LAWS
LIVE BIRTHS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOW INCOME
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOS
MEDICAL BILLS
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MEDICAL INSURANCE
MEDICINES
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MORTALITY
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL HEALTH
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
NATIONAL INITIATIVES
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL LEVELS
NATIONAL POLICIES
NATIONAL POLICY
NATIONAL PRIORITIES
NEWBORN
NURSES
OLD-AGE
OUTPATIENT CARE
PATIENT
PATIENTS
PENSIONS
POCKET PAYMENT
POCKET PAYMENTS
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION GROUPS
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
PROGRESS
PROVIDER PAYMENT
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC DEBATE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
QUALITY OF CARE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
RESPECT
ROADS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COUNTIES
RURAL HEALTH CARE
RURAL RESIDENTS
RURAL WOMEN
SAFE MOTHERHOOD
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SCREENING
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE UTILIZATION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRESS
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SERVICES
TREASURY
UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY
UNFPA
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN COMMUNITY
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
URBAN SERVICES
VACCINATION
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG CHILD
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
BASIC EDUCATION
BREAST CANCER
CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
CATASTROPHIC HEALTH SPENDING
CENTRAL BUDGET
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
CHILD SURVIVAL
CITIES
CITIZEN
CITIZENS
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEATHS
DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DOCTORS
DRINKING WATER
DRUGS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EQUALIZATION
ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FOLIC ACID
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH DATA
HEALTH ECONOMICS
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH FINANCING
HEALTH FUNDING
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH INITIATIVES
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH RESOURCES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SECTOR REFORM
HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SPENDING
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM
HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING
HEPATITIS B
HOSPITAL
HOSPITALIZATION
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILLNESSES
IMMUNIZATION
IMPROVEMENTS IN MORTALITY
INCENTIVE STRUCTURES
INCOME COUNTRIES
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME POPULATION
INEQUITIES
INEQUITY IN HEALTH
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
INFLATION
INPATIENT CARE
INSURANCE
INSURANCE SCHEMES
INTERVENTION
JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
LAWS
LIVE BIRTHS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOW INCOME
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOS
MEDICAL BILLS
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MEDICAL INSURANCE
MEDICINES
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MORTALITY
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL HEALTH
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
NATIONAL INITIATIVES
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL LEVELS
NATIONAL POLICIES
NATIONAL POLICY
NATIONAL PRIORITIES
NEWBORN
NURSES
OLD-AGE
OUTPATIENT CARE
PATIENT
PATIENTS
PENSIONS
POCKET PAYMENT
POCKET PAYMENTS
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION GROUPS
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
PROGRESS
PROVIDER PAYMENT
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC DEBATE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
QUALITY OF CARE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
RESPECT
ROADS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COUNTIES
RURAL HEALTH CARE
RURAL RESIDENTS
RURAL WOMEN
SAFE MOTHERHOOD
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SCREENING
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE UTILIZATION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRESS
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SERVICES
TREASURY
UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY
UNFPA
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN COMMUNITY
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
URBAN SERVICES
VACCINATION
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG CHILD
Brixi, Hana
Mu, Yan
Targa, Beatrice
Hipgrave, David
Equity and Public Governance in Health System Reform : Challenges and Opportunities for China
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
East Asia and Pacific
East Asia
Asia
China
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5530
description Achieving the objective of China's current health system reform, namely equitable improvements in health outcomes, will be difficult not least because of the continuously growing income disparities in the country. The analysis in this paper shows that since 2000, disparity in selected health outcomes has been declining across provinces, largely due to earmarked central government allocations. By contrast, public expenditure on health is increasingly regressive (positively correlated with local income per capita) across provinces, and across prefectures and lower levels within provinces. The increasing inequity in public expenditure at sub-national levels indicates that incentives, responsibilities, and resources at sub-national levels are not well aligned with China's national priorities. To address the weaknesses in equity and efficiency that characterize China's health system and health outcomes, China's health system reform may require complementary reforms to improve governance for public service delivery across sectors.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Brixi, Hana
Mu, Yan
Targa, Beatrice
Hipgrave, David
author_facet Brixi, Hana
Mu, Yan
Targa, Beatrice
Hipgrave, David
author_sort Brixi, Hana
title Equity and Public Governance in Health System Reform : Challenges and Opportunities for China
title_short Equity and Public Governance in Health System Reform : Challenges and Opportunities for China
title_full Equity and Public Governance in Health System Reform : Challenges and Opportunities for China
title_fullStr Equity and Public Governance in Health System Reform : Challenges and Opportunities for China
title_full_unstemmed Equity and Public Governance in Health System Reform : Challenges and Opportunities for China
title_sort equity and public governance in health system reform : challenges and opportunities for china
publishDate 2012
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spelling okr-10986-33032021-04-23T14:02:08Z Equity and Public Governance in Health System Reform : Challenges and Opportunities for China Brixi, Hana Mu, Yan Targa, Beatrice Hipgrave, David ACCOUNTING BASIC EDUCATION BREAST CANCER CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE CATASTROPHIC HEALTH SPENDING CENTRAL BUDGET CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATES CHILD SURVIVAL CITIES CITIZEN CITIZENS COST-EFFECTIVENESS CULTURAL CHANGE DEATHS DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DOCTORS DRINKING WATER DRUGS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS EPIDEMIOLOGY EQUALIZATION ESSENTIAL MEDICINES ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES FAMILY MEMBERS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FOLIC ACID GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES GOVERNMENT SPENDING HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH DATA HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FUNDING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INITIATIVES HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH REFORM HEALTH RESOURCES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING HEPATITIS B HOSPITAL HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION IMPROVEMENTS IN MORTALITY INCENTIVE STRUCTURES INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME POPULATION INEQUITIES INEQUITY IN HEALTH INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFLATION INPATIENT CARE INSURANCE INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERVENTION JOURNAL OF MEDICINE LAWS LIVE BIRTHS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW INCOME MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOS MEDICAL BILLS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE MEDICINES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES NATIONAL INITIATIVES NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL LEVELS NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POLICY NATIONAL PRIORITIES NEWBORN NURSES OLD-AGE OUTPATIENT CARE PATIENT PATIENTS PENSIONS POCKET PAYMENT POCKET PAYMENTS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION GROUPS PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PROGRESS PROVIDER PAYMENT PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PUBLIC PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY OF CARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESPECT ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL COUNTIES RURAL HEALTH CARE RURAL RESIDENTS RURAL WOMEN SAFE MOTHERHOOD SAFE WATER SANITATION SCREENING SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE UTILIZATION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRESS SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES TREASURY UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY UNFPA UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS URBAN COMMUNITY URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN SERVICES VACCINATION WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD Achieving the objective of China's current health system reform, namely equitable improvements in health outcomes, will be difficult not least because of the continuously growing income disparities in the country. The analysis in this paper shows that since 2000, disparity in selected health outcomes has been declining across provinces, largely due to earmarked central government allocations. By contrast, public expenditure on health is increasingly regressive (positively correlated with local income per capita) across provinces, and across prefectures and lower levels within provinces. The increasing inequity in public expenditure at sub-national levels indicates that incentives, responsibilities, and resources at sub-national levels are not well aligned with China's national priorities. To address the weaknesses in equity and efficiency that characterize China's health system and health outcomes, China's health system reform may require complementary reforms to improve governance for public service delivery across sectors. 2012-03-19T17:59:52Z 2012-03-19T17:59:52Z 2011-01-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110113134311 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3303 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5530 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific East Asia and Pacific East Asia Asia China