Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 14 1 2025 12 01 The Impact Mechanism of Government Regulation on the Operation of Smart Health Senior Care Service Platform: A Perspective From Evolutionary Game Theory 1 13 4697 10.34172/ijhpm.8646 EN Meng Xiao School of Management, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, China Huan Liu School of Management, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, China Journal Article 2024 06 12 <span class="fontstyle0">Background  </span><br /><span class="fontstyle2">Smart health and senior care services have developed rapidly to cater to the aging society, but the corresponding regulations are not perfect. The platform and senior care service enterprises have chosen different strategies due to various factors, resulting in disorderly platform development and inefficient resource allocation. This research attempts to establish a regulatory mechanism to promote the active development of the platform. </span><br /> <br /><span class="fontstyle0">Methods  </span><br /><span class="fontstyle2">In order to mitigate opportunistic behaviors in the smart health senior care service platform, drawing from evolutionary game theory, this study establishes a decision-making model involving the government, the platform, and senior care service enterprises, and scrutinizes the evolutionary behaviors and equilibrium strategies of these three parties.</span><br /> <br /><span class="fontstyle0">Results  </span><br /><span class="fontstyle2">There are five equilibrium points among the three parties in the game, and the strategy selection shows periodic changes. The cost and level of positive government regulation, the conversion rate of smart aging construction services provided by the platform, penalties for opportunistic behavior by the platform, as well as the benefits of positive cooperation and penalties for passive cooperation by senior care service enterprises, will significantly affect the strategies of all parties involved.</span><br /> <br /><span class="fontstyle0">Conclusion  </span><br /><span class="fontstyle2">The research results indicate that establishing a regulatory mechanism for the smart health senior care service platform can promote effective cooperation between platform and senior care service enterprises. Active government regulation is the key to the smooth operation of the platform. Through quantitative analysis, the main strategic choices of participants in the smart health senior care service platform can be explained. This model can provide a reference for formulating policies related to smart senior care.</span>  https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4697_820a247f22bc6f86444a37ec1320b7e3.pdf