Healthcare strategy for high-need patients / 中国卫生政策研究

ABSTRACT

During the process of China’s healthcare reform, the concept of “costly access to health care” has been discussed for quite a long time. However, big data indicates that a small number of patients (5%) account for disproportionate costs ( approximately 50%) . “Costly access to health care” may not be a ubiquitous perceived prob-lem for all residents. In this paper, the concept“high-need patient” will be introduced and the characteristics of the population will be analyzed. According to the healthcare reform experience from the international perspective, this paper proposed healthcare strategy for Chinese high-need patients and policy recommendations for China’s healthcare reform.