Prospectus Submitted by 21 Members of the Third Expert Advisory Committee of the State Council Leading Group for Deepening Medical and Health System Reform

Healthcare system reform is a key task in the comprehensive deepening of reforms. On May 30, the National Health Commission issued a notice announcing the establishment of the Third Expert Advisory Committee of the State Council’s Leading Group for Deepening Healthcare System Reform.

According to the notice, the Advisory Committee is composed of experts in fields related to medicine and public health, with a term of office from 2019 to 2022. The administrative office is located within the Secretariat of the State Council Leading Group for Healthcare Reform and is responsible for day-to-day operations.

The main responsibilities of the Expert Advisory Committee are: to provide consultative and advisory opinions on major development plans and important documents related to healthcare system reform; to conduct research and investigations into key, difficult, and high-profile issues in the reform process, as well as emerging situations and problems; to evaluate the progress and effectiveness of healthcare reform initiatives; to study and analyze international practices and lessons learned from healthcare system reforms abroad, and to propose recommendations for drawing on international experience in China’s own reform efforts; to interpret and publicize healthcare reform policies to the general public in accordance with work arrangements; and to undertake other important matters entrusted by the State Council Leading Group for Healthcare System Reform and its Secretariat.

Appendix: List of Members of the Third Expert Advisory Committee of the Leading Group for Deepening the Reform of the Medical and Healthcare System under the State Council (21 members in total, listed in order of stroke count of their surnames)

Wang Hufeng, Director of the Health Care Reform Research Center at Renmin University of China

Wang Jianye President of Beijing Hospital

Sun Jie (Female), Deputy Dean, School of Insurance, University of International Business and Economics

Liu Yucun Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Peking University, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Health Science Center

Liu Yuanli, Dean of the School of Public Health, Peking Union Medical College

Liu Shangxi, Party Secretary and President of the Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences

Liu Guoen, Deputy Director of the Faculty of Economics and Management, Peking University

Liu Tingfang Senior Advisor, Dean of the Institute of Hospital Management, Tsinghua University

Du Xueping (Female), Director of the Yuetan Community Health Service Center, Fuxing Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Xicheng District, Beijing

Li Ling (Female), Professor at the National School of Development, Peking University

Yang Huixia (Female), Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital

Shen Zhongyang President of Tianjin First Central Hospital, President of Tianjin Medical Association

Chen Jianping, President of the Shanghai Hospital Association

Zheng Gongcheng, President of the China Association for Social Security

Zhao Yupei President of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ni Xin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University

Xu Baolong, Political Commissar of the Chinese PLA General Hospital

Tang Xudong, Vice President of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Huang Luqi, President of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences; Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

He Jie, Director of the National Cancer Center, Party Secretary and President of the Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Xiong Tongcheng, Director of the Public Institution Management Research Office, Chinese Academy of Personnel Science