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THE POLITICAL PROCESS AND THE PRIVATE HEALTH SECTOR'S ROLE IN VIETNAM
Author(s) -
DUNG PHAM HUY
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the international journal of health planning and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-1751
pISSN - 0749-6753
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1751(199607)11:3<217::aid-hpm433>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - private sector , public sector , equity (law) , politics , business , economic sector , health policy , economics , economic policy , market economy , economic growth , health care , political science , economy , law
Vietnam has experienced a period of economic and political transition from a command economy to one of market socialism. This transition has precipitated a shift in the policies concerning the private sector, as well as increased demand for services from the private health sector. The private sector has evolved, though more rapidly in the Ho Chi Minh City area, with the passing of laws and regulations concerning private practice. The policy maker's concern is to maintain the equity gains realized under the public health system while using the private sector growth to make improvements in the system's efficiency. The political process enabling expansion of the private health sector has been slow, and will continue to be measured as it seeks to create a national health system with a rational integration of the public and private sectors.