China Healthcare Reform and Its Impact on IVD, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Markets (Market Size Estimates, Regional Healthcare Market Breakouts, Demographics and Regulation)

Kalorama Information
October 15, 2011
167 Pages - SKU: KLI6609070
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Countries covered: China

China's rapid economic development and the numerous steps of reform undertaken by the Chinese central government since 1997 have had clear and observable effects upon China's total healthcare services market and its product markets for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and in vitro diagnostics (IVD). This progress has been augmented by a Reform program in 2009, which includes increased funding to improve services.

What are the workings of China's healthcare system? How much progress has been made towards the promised vision of the CPCC in 2008 to provide "convenient and affordable access" to its people? What are the effects on foreign companies seeking to benefit from an increase in healthcare-related funding? Where are the best opportunities in China for marketers? Kalorama analyst Emil Salazar focuses on these questions and more.

The report contains a comprehensive overview of the Chinese healthcare system with important data for marketers to China. It discusses healthcare reform plans and where funds were spent. It also describes the role foreign companies play. As part of its analysis, the report includes the following information:

  • Statistics on Chinese Hospitals, Community Health Centers and Clinics
  • Top and Bottom City Markets for Urban Healthcare
  • Top and Bottom Rural Regions
  • Challenges for Foreign-Owned MNCs in China
  • Government Healthcare Spending
  • Foreign-Invested Manufacturing Enterprises in China
  • Share of Government Funded Healthcare vs. Out of Pocket
  • Domestic Healthcare Industries
  • Population and Age Statistics
  • Incidence Rates for Infectious Diseases
  • Cancer Rates in China
  • Regulation of Drugs and Devices in China
  • U.S. Product Exports to China
  • Key Analyst Conclusions

In addition to providing useful background information and a thorough analysis of China's healthcare changes, the report provides data for business planning. It also takes a look at the status and forecast of the three key healthcare markets in China:

  • The Chinese Market for IVD products
  • Regional Breakout of the Chinese IVD Market (Eastern, Northern, Central, Southern, Southwestern, Northwestern, Northeastern)
  • The Chinese Market for Medical Device Products
  • Regional Breakout of the Chinese Medical Device Market (Eastern, Northern, Central, Southern, Southwestern, Northwestern, Northeastern)
  • Segment Breakout of the Chinese Medical Device Market(Surgical Instrument, Disposable, Patient Monitoring, IVD, Imaging, Orthopedic, Other)
  • The Chinese Market for Pharmaceutical Products
  • Regional Breakout of the Pharmaceutical Market(Eastern, Northern, Central, Southern, Southwestern, Northwestern, Northeastern)
  • Segment Breakout of the Pharmaceutical Market (Cardiovascular, Gastrointestinal, Anti-Infectives, Neurotherapeutics, Oncology, Respiratory, Other)

This essential resource for anyone marketing a healthcare product to China was constructed using a combination of primary and secondary sources. Corporate reports, trade publications government information and medical journals, previous market research studies conducted by Kalorama and other sources were used. In some cases, interviews were used to determine forecasts and key trends.

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Additional Information

China's Second Tier Cities May Provide Medical Market Opportunities, Kalorama Reports

Companies marketing pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostic products may find the best growth opportunities in China's second tier cities, according to a recently released Kalorama Information report: China Healthcare Reform and Its Impact on IVD, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Markets.

Kalorama notes that the percentage of Chinese residing in urban healthcare markets rose from 36% to 50% between 2000 and 2010. While major urban healthcare markets - concentrated around metropolises like Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing and Guangzhou - have long featured high demand for a range of pharmaceutical and medical devices, pronounced urbanization throughout China has nurtured demand in second-tier cities along China’s coastal provinces, and also in the middle and western half of the country. Economic development in Chinese cities and urban migration continue to bolster the urban healthcare market. Rural residents are also apt to pursue specialty outpatient and inpatient care at city hospitals.

According to Kalorama Information, the 2010 urban healthcare market in China (including Hong Kong) was over three times the size of the rural healthcare market with a volume of approximately 1.24 trillion yuan (~$183.2 billion). Even with its apparent priorities in improving rural healthcare, the Chinese government must manage and fund more diversified and expensive urban healthcare systems that are equally beset by challenges in coverage. Recently expanded national health plans provided over five times more total reimbursements to urban enrollees than to rural enrollees, according to Kalorama.

In its market research report, Kalorama also identifies key urban healthcare markets by region.

"Cities like Chengdu, Chongqing in West China; and Zhengzhou and Wuhan in Central China are already the beneficiaries of MNC R&D investment," said analyst Emil Salazar, "but are also targets for medical product sales and ideal hubs for provincial and regional distribution networks for pharmaceuticals, IVD reagents and other medical supplies." Among other findings from Kalorama's report, the provinces of Southwestern and Central China are projected to see the greatest market growth for pharmaceuticals and medical devices over the next four years with strong demand out of their emerging regional metropolises.

The full report from Kalorama Information, China Healthcare Reform and Its Impact on IVD, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Markets, includes breakdowns of the IVD, pharmaceutical and medical device markets by region with figures from 2004 to 2015.

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