Key Dimension Analysis of the Impact of Health Insurance on Doctor-patient Relationship: A Comparative Study Between China and Canada
Abstract：Objective To discuss the critical path of the effect of China's health care system on the doctor-patient relationship.By comparing the health insurance system design and its influence on doctor-patient relationship between China and Canada,to provide evidence support for reconstruction of an improved relationship between patients and health care providers.Methods Doing a comparative study of the design of basic health insurance system between China and Canada,and proposing reasonable political suggestions.Results The different arrangement of basic health insurance system between China and Canada is the one of the root system factors which caused the different performance of doctor-patient relationship between two countries.These different arrangements are mainly the financing mechanism,the payment mechanism,the reimbursement mechanism,fund operation and management mechanism,legislative supervision mechanism and the portability.Conclusion A singular focus on doctor-patient inter-personal interactions will not offer a successful solution to the discordant doctor-patient relationship,unless putting the basic health insurance as one of the key factors.International experience shows that good system design can provide good system environment for the doctor-patient relationship.
Keywords：health insurance systemdoctor-patient relationshipkey dimension
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 40-43 )