Towards Ethically and Medically Sustainable Care for the Elderly: The Case of China

An enormous challenge facing China is how to provide sustainable care for its rapidly-increasing elderly population. Its recent policy directives include three medical forms—the institution-cooperation-form, the institution-medical-form, and the family-physician-form—to integrate medical care into o...

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Published in:HEC forum 2020-03, Vol.32 (1), p.1-12
Main Authors: Xie, Wenye, Fan, Ruiping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Education
Ethics
Family physicians
Health administration
Long term health care
Medical ethics
Medical Law
Older people
Philosophy
Philosophy of Medicine
Sustainability
Theory of Medicine/Bioethics
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Summary:An enormous challenge facing China is how to provide sustainable care for its rapidly-increasing elderly population. Its recent policy directives include three medical forms—the institution-cooperation-form, the institution-medical-form, and the family-physician-form—to integrate medical care into ordinary care for the elderly. This essay indicates that China will not be able to maintain sustainable elderly care unless it places emphasis on the family-physician-form that focuses on family physicians and the use of primary care services. The essay constructs arguments for this policy suggestion based on China’s long-standing Confucian ethical resources of filial piety and family-based concerns for elderly care.
ISSN:0956-2737
1572-8498
DOI:10.1007/s10730-019-09391-7