国外医疗保险制度及其改革的启示

介绍目前国外常见的几种医疗保险制度特点、筹资方式和支付方式以及改革简况。各国基本都是从需方和供方角度来控制医疗费用的过快上涨，提高医疗服务效益，但各国又有各自的文化背景和主流的保障方式，所以改革并非千篇一律。分析国外医疗保险制度改革概况，有助于我国药学工作者充分认识当前我国医疗保险制度改革和药师面临的任务。

Overseas Medical Care System and its Reform

Overseas health care system and its reform are described in this article. The medical expenditures of many countries in the world has been rapidly increasing over the development of economy. In order to cope with the financial crisis, many governments have changed their health policy from the demand side to the supply side. Controlling costs and improving quality and efficiency are goals of health care system reform. It is very meaningful to us for analyze the process of health reform occurring oversea to discuss and understanding the health system reform in our country. Although they are all the same all over the country, every country have their own culture, health care system, and health care problems. As a result of China's transition to a socialist market economy, the health care system has undergone many changes. The health service has to adapt to the changes and the pharmacist should perform pharmaceutical care in order to improve the quality of health service.