Objectives This study examines the role and value of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the current health care system in China.Methods Based on literature review and publicly available data in China.Results The study shows that TCM is well integrated in the Chinese health care system as one...

This paper analyzes the evolution and development of market conditions and government policies that have favored the emergence of proprietary medical facilities in China. Excess and differentiated demand for medical services, the existent profitability and supply of the investment capital in...

The government of Georgia launched a Medical Insurance Program, a targeted health insurance program, in June 2006 to provide health insurance to the poor. Using administrative data from June 2006 to December 2006, this paper estimates the initial impact of the Medical Insurance Program relative...