Research On Legal Issues Of The Rural Health Care Security System In China

Farmers, as a special group among Chinese nationals who count up toseventy percent of the whole population, have contributed enormously to thedevelopment of our country and economy, but do not enjoy equal health careservice in comparison with urban citizens. There are profound changeshappening both at home and abroad along with the “Opening up andReform” policy, which on one hand enables social and economic prosperityas well as the improvement of livelihood and health care service of urbancitizens, but on the other hand enlarges gaps between famers and urbancitizens on the above aspects. If this persists, it may weigh against socialharmony and stability.This article applies Marx’s ideology of legal philosophy and relatedtheory, and literature analysis and research methodology to indicate thefundamental legal philosophy that legal regime of rural health care dependson. Through analysis on current situation of legal regime of rural health care,this article amplifies its existing issues and offer countermeasures accordingly.The author conducts research in following respects.First of all, expound the conceptual features and historical evolution oflegal regime of rural health care. Elaborate three-point legal philosophy basis,namely ideology of right of existence, ideology of social equity and ideologyof harmonious society.Second, expound the legal regime of rural health care in major developedand developing western countries. Analyze their difference and sameness andput forward the illumination to ours–draw on foreign experience to improveour regime; enlarge the target group of rural health care and take full accountof economic element; give prominence to responsible subject and enhancegovernment’s support and administration.Last, analyze the existing issues of our legal regime of health care. In order to solve the issues and improve the regime, the government shouldlegislate the Law of Rural Health Care and promulgate supplementaryadministrative regulations, improve the supervision and administration legalregime, strengthen farmers’ legal consciousness, enhance theoreticalresearch as a result in the perfection of our legal regime of rural health care.