新中国初期建立的公费医疗制度,作为整个社会保障体系的一个重要组成部分,40年来取得了巨大的成绩。但是,随着社会经济的飞速发展,曾经发挥过积极作用的公费医疗制度,已越来越暴露出与我国现阶段国情不相适应的许多弊端。因此,建立一种新型的、被大众所接受的医疗保障制度已迫在眉睫—— The publicly funded medical system established in the early days of New China, as an important component of the entire social security system, has achieved tremendous results in 40 years. However, with the rapid development of the social economy, the public medical system that has played an active role has exposed more and more malpractices that are incompatible with China’s current national conditions. Therefore, the establishment of a new type of medical security system accepted by the general public is imminent.