人口老龄化对我国医疗服务体系的挑战

The challenge of aging on the healthcare delivery in China

人口老龄化是目前多国普遍存在的问题,对人类社会的发展影响深远。国内人口老龄化具有基数大、增长速度快、老年人分布不均等特点,并且由于在经济欠发达的情况下进入老龄化,个人和家庭养老经济压力较大。鉴于老年人患病问题和医疗需求的复杂性,在居家养老为主、机构养老供不应求的条件下,国内医疗服务体系面临以下挑战:(1)老年人医疗资源不足,且与老年人分布不匹配;(2)现有医疗资源无法适应老年人特点;(3)老年人就诊缺乏经济保障。因此,需要实施一系列政策引导和配套建设以实现"老有所养,老有所医"的社会蓝图。

Nowadays, the aging of the population, which has a profound impact on the development of human society, has become a common problem in many countries. Population aging in China is characterized by large population base, rapid growth rates, and uneven distribution of the elderly. Since the aging of the population is accompanied by the underdevelopment of economy, the economic burden on individual and family is pretty heavy.Given the fact that the diseases and healthcare service needs of the elderly is complex, China’s healthcare system faces following challenges in light of the unsatisfied demand for facilities-based care: 1) the existing healthcare resources is inadequate and with a distribution that does not match with the elderly population distribution, 2) the medical system has not adapted to the characteristics of elderly people, 3) the financial support of care is still weak.Therefore, the implement of a series of policy guidance and supporting construction is needed to achieve the social blueprint that 'Elderly will be looked after and treated properly'.