Research On The Construction Of Chinese Medical Assistance

Poverty and illness often go with each other. Sometimes they deteriorate reciprocally and make a vicious spiral for the poor which they can't get rid of. It is a substantial step to supply the poor with medical assistance in order to keep the society stable and boost social harmony. This paper tries to lay out the general situation of Chinese medical assistance as well as analyze the problems and deficiencies with it in a limited length. Besides, this paper introduces American Medicaid from both macroscopic and microcosmic angles of view in expectation of using its experience and lessons for reference to bring enlightenment to the construction of our medical assistance . The contents of this paper are divided into five parts:Part 1: Introduction. This part mainly discusses the research background, methods and ways of thinking ,then makes a simple summary of the existing domestic literatures about the subject of the paper.Part 2: Academic Foundation For Medical Assistance. This part is about academic foundation for medical assistance from the theories of social justice and economic efficiency .There are many standpoints of politicians, sociologists and economists from various schools to find academic support and idealistic foundation for medical assistance.Part 3: Existing Problems of Chinese Medical Assistance And The Analysis Of Institutional Reasons. In this part,firstly,we make an abstraction and summary of the variance and actuality of urban and rural medical assistance. Secondly,we analyse the existing problems of Chinese medical assistance on fund-raising system, intervention timing and expense control etc.Thirdly, we intend to probe into institutional reasons for the existing problems.Part 4: Experience And Lessons Of American Medicaid. In this part, after referring a mass of literatures and dates, we try to introduce the American Medicaid roundly from many aspects, for example: sorts of beneficiaries, service items, fund-raising system, operation mode and management mechanism; Then we make an analysis of experience and lessons of American Medicaid; Moreover, we dig the enlightenment from it in favor of the construction of Chinese medical assistance.Part 5: Approaches And Measures To Improve Chinese Medical Assistance. The aim for us to study from other countries is to adjust their successful measures to our local conditions, not to imitate them stiffly. In this part, above all we tell the differences between China and America, expound the localization of American experience, point out the preconditions and terms before we study from American Medicaid. Then from a macroscopic angle ,we bring forward some realistic choices of approaches to improve Chinese medical assistance; from a microcosmic angle, we advance some viable reformatory measures. Besides, a few relevant accessorial suggestions are considered and discussed.