All change for China healthcare
China is serious about healthcare reform. New top-level guidelines will significantly reduce hospital revenue from medicine sales and promise more orders for medical equipment makers
Issue: June 2009
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On March 17 2009, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly issued the Opinion on Intensifying the Reform of the Pharmaceutical and Health System (关于深化医药卫生体制改革的意见) after more than two years of open debate and repeated revisions. The Opinion has triggered reforms designed to ensure safe, effective, convenient and affordable healthcare services for all Chinese residents.
On March 18, the State Council also issued an Action Plan – the Circular on the Issuance of Recent Major Implementing Plans for the Reform of the Pharmaceutical and Health System (2009-2011)
(关于印发医药卫生体制改革近期重点实施方案(2009-2011)年)的通知) – which sets out additional specific goals for the next three years. It confirms the previously announced Rmb850 billion (US$125 billion) in spending, of which 40% will come from the central government. The medical industry can expect to benefit from this government investment.
Grassroots facilities become more important
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