GOLTC webinar: The effect of Chinas Integrated Medical and Social Care Policy on functional dependency and care deficits in older adults: a nationwide quasi-experimental study

Please make sure you have registered for the webinar using this Zoom link：

https://lse.zoom.us/meeting/register/RHCZv62gR5CNUbi72M_rFw#/registration

Date & Time：

October 14, 2025, 7:00 PM, Beijing Time

Introduction:

In alliance with WHO’s Integrated Care for Older People framework, China implemented the Integrated Medical and Social Care Policy (IMSCP) in several cities in 2016. This study, led by Dr. Yao Yao from China Center for Health Development Studies at Peking University, aims to evaluate whether and to what extent the IMSCP has achieved its primary objectives of reducing functional dependency and addressing care needs in Chinese older adults aged 65 years and older.

Agenda:

1. Introduction to the Global Observatory of Long-Term care and welcome (Adelina Comas-Herrera, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK).

2. Introduction to the GOLTC Quasi-Experimental Interest Group (Javiera Cartagena-Farias, CPEC at LSE)

3. The effect of China’s Integrated Medical and Social Care Policy on functional dependency and care deficits in older adults: a nationwide quasi-experimental study (Wenjian Zhou, Center for Health Developments, Peking University, China)

4. Discussion: Derek King (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre at LSE)

The paper that will be discussed has been published as:

The effect of China’s Integrated Medical and Social Care Policy on functional dependency and care deficits in older adults: a nationwide quasi-experimental study Zhou, Wenjian, Guo, Muqi, Hu, Bo, Jiang, Yuling, & Yao, Yao. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Volume 6, Issue 4, 100697.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(25)00016-9/fulltext