Cost Of China Healthcare Reforms Exceeds RMB 1 Trillion; Government Raises Reimbursement Ceilings
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
BEIJING - As leaders in China's central government gathered last week in Beijing to take part in the National People's Congress, they revealed that the price of ever-expanding healthcare reforms, ultimately aimed at providing universal coverage and commonly affordable medical care through measures including the national Essential Drug List, has already risen above RMB 1 trillion
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