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China to expand its expansive health insurance plan

July 29, 2015July 28, 2015 Marc

Expansion will provide coverage for those with critical illnesses China has plans to expand its health insurance system in order to provide better coverage to those with critical illnesses that are living in rural and urban areas. By the end of the year, all those living in these areas will receive critical illness protection from the country’s health insurance system. At the end of last year, approximately 1.3 billion people were enrolled into the national system, which has provided these people will access to medical care. New plan will help…

Health insurance reaches almost 1.3 billion in China

July 23, 2013July 20, 2013 G. Turner

At the same time, however, there are still many Chinese poor who are neglected by the healthcare system. China has been making considerable reforms to its health insurance system and has now reached the point that about 95 percent of its population – approximately 1.3 billion citizens – have coverage with some kind of plan. This, according to the latest figures that have been released by the Chinese government. This level of health insurance coverage throughout the population represents a considerable amount of progress. This most populous country on the…

Health insurance industry shows concern for H7N9 flu virus

April 18, 2013April 17, 2013 Logan B.

Health insurance companies are wary of new flu virus Last month, a new strain of the flu virus, dubbed H7N9, emerged in China. Since the emergence of the new flu strain, some 71 individuals have been diagnosed with H7N9 and 13 have reportedly died from the virus. The virus has caused many to recall the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 2009, which proved to be a particularly serious health concern for many people throughout Asia and served as a monumental challenge to the global health insurance industry. Kwiksure, a leading insurance…

Health insurance coverage now available for orphans in China

January 1, 2013April 30, 2013

A Chinese state media report has announced that almost 30,000 children are now on a limited plan. A recent report from a media report in China has revealed that nearly 30,000 orphans now have health insurance coverage for the treatment of a dozen different critical diseases. These children come from a number of provinces and will how have some medical protection. The Chinese orphans affected by this new health insurance plan are located in the provinces of Hainan, Fujian, and Liaoning, in addition to the autonomous regions of Ningxia Hui…

China works to boost availability of health insurance

September 20, 2012September 19, 2012 Marc

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…