Discussion of reform in the property right system of urban public medical institutions

Due to historical reasons, public medical institutions are legion in medical resources-intensive big and medium-sized cities. With the deepening of reform in urban medical and health systems and social undertakings and the transformation of government functions in public health management, the disadvantages of having an excessive number of public medical institutions have become increasingly evident, for it can lead to heavy financial burdens for the government and insufficient medical market competition and vitality. The paper discusses reform in the property right system of public medical institutions in resources-intensive cities from three aspeets, viz. the necessity of reform the major problems to be dealt with, and the basic framework of the reform. It also gives a detailed account of the position and role of the government in this reform.