%0 Journal Article %T Study on the Current Situation and Improvement Countermeasures of Medical Assistance in Chongqing %A Wanqian Peng %A Yanzheng Dan %A Meifu Duan %A Zhengming Zhang %A Dan Liu %A Bin Zhang %A Xinyi Chen %J Advances in Applied Sociology %P 471-481 %@ 2165-4336 %D 2021 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/aasoci.2021.1110041 %X In this study, a comprehensive survey of medical assistance in Chongqing was conducted by literature review, group interview and questionnaires, and some prominent problems were found, including imperfect fund-raising mechanisms, complex medical assistance procedures, as well as inadequate propaganda and understanding of medical assistance policies. It is thereby proposed that the government shall further improve the financing mechanism of medical assistance funds, simplify the medical assistance procedures, and increase the publicity of medical assistance policies. Our study is expected to provide the governments with a decision-making reference when formulating and improving medical assistance policies. %K Medical Assistance %K Difficulty %K Reform Strategy %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=112703