Latest Chinese Healthcare Reform Release Offers Little Change
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
According to an industry insider privy to China's healthcare reform draft soliciting the latest round of public opinion (PharmAsia News, Sep.15, 2008), the overall plan does not differ much from the previous version in terms of new concepts or changes. It seems to hammer together hodge-podge proposals from various organizations, with little specifics on execution and operation. Although the reform seeks to resolve the problem of "medical care sustained by drug income" through separate management of hospitals' income and expenses, the strategy does not address the fundamental issues. Current media only cover small portions of the entire plan as the opinion soliciting period will only be closed in about a month's time. (Click here for more - Chinese Language)