En este artículo se analiza el sistema de seguro social de salud de China, sus reformas y los principales desequilibrios sociales encontrados. A partir de diversos autores de referencia, es posible observar que las reformas rurales y urbanas siguen el mismo patrón: un sistema de gran tamaño que se fue reduciendo, para volver a expandirse en una forma relativamente rápida. Sin embargo, a pesar de las mejoras, persisten algunos problemas históricos de China, principalmente, la brecha rural-urbana y las desigualdades regionales. La falta de integración del trabajador que migra del campo a la ciudad también se reproduce fuertemente en el sistema de salud pública de China, siendo estos los principales desafíos que se presentan actualmente.
Palabras clave: Reforma del Sector Salud, Seguridad Social, Desigualdades en la Salud, China
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