Publication: The evolution of health policy in China and internal migrants: Continuity, change, and current implementation challenges
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2020-01-01
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20502680
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Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies. (2020)
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Yunting Zheng, Ying Ji, Chun Chang, Marco Liverani The evolution of health policy in China and internal migrants: Continuity, change, and current implementation challenges. Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies. (2020). doi:10.1002/app5.294 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/49566
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The evolution of health policy in China and internal migrants: Continuity, change, and current implementation challenges
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© 2020 The Authors. Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies published by Crawford School of Public Policy of the Australian National University and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd Rural–urban migration is a defining feature of socio-economic change in contemporary China. It is estimated that internal migrants in China account for 20% of its population of 1.39 billion, providing manpower to the expanding urban industries. Yet internal migrants have long-faced barriers to accessing health and other social services in urban destinations, and the migration process may expose them to novel health risks and inequities. Based on the analysis of policy documents and associated material, this article reviews the historical development of health policy in China in relation to internal migrants, identifying elements of continuity and change in the policy agenda and the ways in which migrants have been framed in policy formulations. Against this background, remaining gaps in the current policy framework and implementation challenges are discussed.