According to the latest Chinese Healthcare Reform .Plan, the medical insurance system is one ofthe four components of the healthcare sector. The Healthcare financing and payment in China are mainly based on medical in...According to the latest Chinese Healthcare Reform .Plan, the medical insurance system is one ofthe four components of the healthcare sector. The Healthcare financing and payment in China are mainly based on medical insurance. So it is important to learn the experiences of the developed countries. This paper examines the key issues of the German Healthcare system and reforms, with a particular emphasis on basic social medical insurance, which has the broadest coverage in Germany. It reviews the evolution of the background of the German social medical insurance system, describes how the system functions, and analyzes the existing and emerging problems with the system which push the Germany government to adapt a series of reforms.展开更多
文摘According to the latest Chinese Healthcare Reform .Plan, the medical insurance system is one ofthe four components of the healthcare sector. The Healthcare financing and payment in China are mainly based on medical insurance. So it is important to learn the experiences of the developed countries. This paper examines the key issues of the German Healthcare system and reforms, with a particular emphasis on basic social medical insurance, which has the broadest coverage in Germany. It reviews the evolution of the background of the German social medical insurance system, describes how the system functions, and analyzes the existing and emerging problems with the system which push the Germany government to adapt a series of reforms.