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China eyes healthcare payment shake-up to trim costs

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29-Jun-17 China will diversify how it pays healthcare costs in a bid to stem "irrational growth". The Ministry of Finance said it would develop methods including fees according to diagnoses, fees linked to diseases, and per capita or bed-linked fees. [image: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters]

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IFC injects USD60 mn in Hong Kong medical care firm idsMed

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28-Jun-17 International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested USD60 mn in IDS Medical Systems, a Hong Kong medical supply chain start-up. The company operates in eight countries in Asia, representing medical equipment and consumables from over 200 global brands. [image: China Money Network]

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Beijing residents panic as price of hospital visits rises

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28-Jun-17 When the news spread that the cost of seeing a doctor would quintuple, many Beijing residents rushed to stock up on prescriptions. Along with reforms abolishing drug markups, the new fee aims to reduce over-prescription and overcrowding at hospitals. [image: Sixth Tone]

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IHH Healthcare eyes China expansion

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10-Jun-17 Hospital operator IHH Healthcare is looking to expand in China. The world's second largest healthcare group wants to tap the "enormous" fast-growing Chinese healthcare demand, CEO Tan See Leng said. [image: IHH Healthcare]

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