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]

28-Jun-17 Japanese households where people aged 65+ receive long-term care from co-residents in the same age bracket reached a high of 55% in 2016, a 3.5 percentage point increase from 2013. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

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]

28-Jun-17 Columbia Asia will invest over INR400 crore (USD62 mn) in two new hospitals in India by 2019 as it looks to expand. The chain currently has 11 multi-speciality hospitals in India with over 1,000 beds. [image: ET Healthworld]

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]