Investigation of the Pathway for Targeted Medical Measures for Poverty Alleviation in the Context of Building an Overall Well-Off Society in China

Abstract

Health forms the basis of an overall well-off society. In order to eliminate the phenomenon of “poverty caused by illness”, China must implement targeted medical measures for poverty alleviation. To achieve this, China should adhere to the medical and health policies of prevention first, the medical spending for poverty alleviation should be precise, the medical compensation mode needs to be de-marketized, the access to the medical market should be more marketized, and the medial and health resources should be supplied to the countryside, thereby “focusing our medical and health work on rural areas” substantially.