The proportion of personal health expenditure in the total health expenditure in China has decreased

Ministry of Health spokesman Deng Haihua told the National Health Work Conference today that the proportion of personal health expenditure in China’s total health expenditure has dropped from 60% in 2001 to 35.5% in 2010. This major structural change shows that China’s health financing The structure tends to be reasonable and the burden on residents is relatively lightened.

“In 2011, the total national health expenditure is estimated to reach 2222.4 billion yuan, the per capita health expenditure is estimated to reach 1,623 yuan, and the total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP is expected to reach 5.10%. With the implementation of various medical reform tasks, the health sector in our country is undergoing structural changes. “Minister of Health Chen Hao said at the National Health Work Conference that in terms of total health expenditure, the proportion of government budget health spending and social health expenditure accounted for only 16% and 24% respectively in 2001 and increased to 28.6% and 35.9 respectively in 2010. %.

According to reports, China's health resource allocation structure has also undergone significant changes, and the orientation of public finance investment to grassroots, rural, and public health has been steadily increasing. In 2009 and 2010, the increase in net assets of urban community health service institutions reached 55%, and that of county-level hospitals increased by 39%, which was higher than that of urban hospitals. At the same time, the number, qualifications, and knowledge structure of grassroots health personnel also showed a positive trend. In 2011, the number of township hospital staff reached 1.2 million, an increase of 18.7% over 2005, and the proportion of college-educated personnel increased from 23% to 40%. In the past five years, the proportion of Chinese medicine practitioners in the ranks of doctors has increased from 10.3% to 12.2%.