Principal concept and practices and enlightenment of managing health demand in developed countries / 中华健康管理学杂志

ABSTRACT

With the rapid development of social economy and the improvement of multi-level medical insurance system, the health demand of people continually grow and the content and quality of health demand are more and more diversified. By contrast, the growth of health resources was very slow. The contradiction between supply and demand of health services becomes increasingly sharp and health expenditure growth rapidly. So by systemizing the related concepts and main international practices and enlightenment of managing health demand in developed countries, this article aimed to provide references and suggestions for reasonably managing health demand, standardizing the order of medical treatment and improving the phenomenon ofdifficulty in treatment.