Millions of people abandon the Chinese health insurance system

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The state program has already lost tens of millions of plan members, and the trend is continuing. The state health insurance system in China is bleeding plan members as tens of millions of them have left the coverage, citing higher costs as a primary reason. The expense associated with the coverage is increasingly viewed as unaffordable for many people in China. While the Chinese health insurance system was already too expensive for many people in China who continue to struggle within the economic downturn that has followed the pandemic, increasing…

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China works to boost availability of health insurance

Chinese Health Insurance Reform

Chinese government aims to make health insurance and medical care more affordable China has been making significant changes to its insurance industry in recent years. The government has been laboring to make health insurance more inclusive for consumers throughout the country. Though it has seen modest success in this endeavor, the Chinese government continues to work on ways to improve the industry and make health insurance friendlier for consumers. According to Health Minister Chen Zhu, work is being done to ensure ill consumers do not lose everything they have in…

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