Research on the Medical Assistance System in Shanghai in 2015

doi:10.7664/CHE20171107

Abstract：Objective:To summarize the characteristics of the medical assistance system in Shanghai,and analyze the effective ness and shortcomings of its development,so as to provide suggestions for further improving the policy design of the medical assistanee system in Shanghai.Methods:The foreign and domestic literatures were retrieved while the relevant policy documents of Shanghai and other cities and provinces were sorted out,based on which the theoretical analysis framework of Shanghai medical assistance system was established.Results:Shanghai had basically established a comprehensive medical assistance system,whereas further development was still needed in the aspects including fund raising,object recognition,content refinement and organization mechanism.Conclusion:It was suggested that the medical assistance system in Shanghai should be improved from the aspects of broadening the financing channels,expanding the assistance scope,coordinating among different departments,optimizing the connection to the medical insurance,developing the information system,and further intensifying the precise assistance to the target population.