sentences:  See also Health Insurance in China
  
  After 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took control of China, and the Ministry of Health effectively controlled China's health care system and policies.Under the Chinese government, the country's officials, rather than local governments, largely determined access to health care.Rural areas saw the biggest need for healthcare reform, and the Rural Co-operative Medical Scheme (RCMS) was established as a three-tier system for rural healthcare access.