Promoting collaboration in regional healthcare systems in Hong Kong, Macao, and the mainland of China: midrange strategies

Weidong Wu ()
Additional contact information
Weidong Wu: Jinan University

Palgrave Communications, 2024, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract The collaboration of healthcare systems in Hong Kong, Macao, and the mainland of China is a critical issue for addressing the medical needs of internal migrants in China, who often face disparities in coverage and access to services when moving across these three regions. These migrants are particularly disadvantaged by the structural differences between the universal public healthcare systems of Hong Kong and Macao and the combined social medical insurance and universal health insurance system in the mainland of China. This paper examines these distinct healthcare models and finds that significant differences in coverage, funding, and service delivery pose key challenges to the portability of benefits for cross-region migrants and the collaboration of regional healthcare systems. To advance healthcare collaboration and ensure that migrant populations receive equitable healthcare, the paper proposes establishing a fiscal compensation mechanism to address the financial imbalances caused by cross-region service usage. It also advocates for adopting principles for the portability of healthcare benefits and regulating cross-region medical services to create a more cohesive and integrated regional healthcare system.

Date: 2024
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://link.springer.com/10.1057/s41599-024-04105-y Abstract (text/html)
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palcom:v:11:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1057_s41599-024-04105-y

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
https://www.nature.com/palcomms/about

DOI: 10.1057/s41599-024-04105-y

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Palgrave Communications from Palgrave Macmillan
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().