Beijing starts landmark medical reform
Xinhua |
Updated: 2017-04-09 07:01
Share
Share - WeChat
 |
| People read informations on medical reforms at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2017. Beijing started a landmark reform drive Saturday that will separate drug sales from medical treatment at public hospitals, lower medical expenses and improve services for patients. [Photo/Xinhua] |
As of 6 am, 2,605 Beijing hospitals had switched to a new billing system, which replaced a registration and treatment fee with a higher medical service charge but scraped the previous markup on drugs, which was as high as 15 percent in the old pricing system.
Related Stories
- 'Cultural cleansing in Taiwan is bound to fail'
- China refutes report linking AI firm to military use
- Shenzhou XX astronauts complete second series of extravehicular activities
- China warns Philippines not to introduce weapons in Asia-Pacific
- European envoys visit China's top political advisory body as ties mark 50th year
- Shanghai museum displays ancient civilization of Hongshan Culture
