REFORMS OF CHINA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET FOR MEDICAL SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the state and problems of the healthcare system in China. Since 2009 a large-scale reform of the national healthcare system has been underway, aimed at overcoming the uneven provision of medical services to residents of different regions and different segments of the Chinese population, at reducing the number of chronic diseases and increasing healthcare spendings. Some aspects of the functioning of the medical services market in China, the second largest after the corresponding market in the United States, are also considered. The achievements of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry in the production of vaccines to prevent coronavirus are noted.