DOI: 10.7664/CHE20140203
Analysis of Expenditure Accounting and Financing for Prevention and Treatment of Non-communicable Diseases in China
Abstract：Objective: To analyze the financing status and main issues of Non-Communicable Diseases ( NCDs ) prevention and treatment by estimating China NCDs expenditure on prevention and treatment. Methods: Using the data from field surveys conducted in 4 provinces and National Household Health Survey data to estimate the consuming status of health services and goods, who provided and what schemes paid for the health services and goods under the framework of System of Health Account 2011. Results: Most of the health resources were consumed by NCDs treatment and prevention, expenditure on NCDs accounted for nearly 70.00% of the total health expenditure, but the expenditure on NCDs prevention only accounted for 1.26%of the total expenditure on NCDs. Expenditure on cardiovascular disease accounted for 34.00%. The reimbursement levels of insurance schemes are relative lower and the residents with NCDs are facing heavy economic burden. Conclusion: Social health insurance schemes lack pointed reimbursement policy for NCDs, local government assume more responsibility of health financing which is detrimental to the sufficiency and stability of NCDs financing.
Keywords：Chinanon-communicable diseasesexpenditure on prevention and treatmenthealth financing
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 14-17 )