How to optimize China's health care expenditure mechanism to ensure the quality development of the aging society

The recommendations for the situation are to increase health care expenditure, optimize the medical service system, improve the medical security system, strengthen health education and preventive health care, and strengthen scientific and technological innovation.

1. Increase health care expenditures: Increase the government's investment in health care and improve the supply capacity of health care resources. This includes increasing medical facilities, improving the quantity and quality of medical personnel, and improving medical equipment and technology. At the same time, support for primary health care services will be strengthened, and the service capacity of primary health care organizations will be enhanced.

2. Optimizing the medical service system: building a high-quality and efficient integrated medical and healthcare service system, and increasing the supply of integrated medical and nursing services. Promote the integration of medical and health care and nursing services, and provide a full range of medical, nursing and rehabilitation services to meet the health needs of the elderly.

3. Improving the medical security system: establishing a sound medical security system, including medical insurance, medical assistance and medical subsidies. The coverage and level of protection of medical insurance should be improved, and the medical burden on the elderly should be reduced.

4. Strengthening health education and preventive health care: Strengthening health education for the elderly and improving their health awareness and health literacy. Strengthen the prevention and management of chronic diseases, promote healthy lifestyles, and improve the health of the elderly.

5. Strengthening scientific and technological innovation: increase support for medical scientific and technological innovation, and promote the progress and application of medical technology. Strengthen the development of digital medicine and telemedicine to improve the convenience and efficiency of medical services.