改革开放以来，我国医疗卫生事业快速发展，医学科技水平与发达国家的差距大大缩小。但是，卫生资源的配置、卫生机构的运行机制、卫生服务的供求关系等方面都还存在不少问题，尤其是医药费用的过快增长给财政、企业和居民个人带来沉重的负担。应该承认，人口的绝对增长和老龄? Since the reform and opening up, China’s medical and health undertakings have developed rapidly, and the gap between the level of medical science and technology and the developed countries has been greatly reduced. However, there are still many problems in the allocation of health resources, the operation mechanism of health institutions, and the relationship between the supply and demand of health services. In particular, the excessive growth of medical expenses has brought a heavy burden on finance, enterprises, and individuals. Should we recognize the absolute growth and ageing of the population?