China is now in the course of implementing a new round of health system reforms. Universal health insurance coverage through the basic social medical insurance system is high on the reform agenda. This paper examines the performance of China's current social medical insurance system in terms of...

Objective This article discusses the performance and distortions of pharmaceutical market in China and provides some reflections and policy implications for currently implemented reform.Methods This study is based on literature review and publicly available data by searching electronic databases...