In China, health services are provided by which system?

• A. Primarily private
• B. Primarily public
• C. Equally public and private
• D. Non-governmental

Answer: (B)

In China, the health system is organized around public provision and public funding. The government owns and operates most hospitals and clinics, and public health programs are run and funded by the state. Public financing comes through social health insurance schemes that cover urban workers, residents, and rural populations, with subsidies and regulation concentrated in government hands. Private providers do exist and have grown, but they still deliver a smaller share of overall services compared with the public sector. Because the majority of care delivery and financing comes from public institutions and government programs, health services are provided primarily by the public system.