China’s healthcare authority issued a rare response amid mounting public concern that there was insufficient money in the nation’s healthcare fund because of repeated COVID-19 testing and increased hospitalizations due to the pandemic..
In a disclosure aimed at easing public concern, China’s National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA), on July 23, said the national medical insurance fund is in the black.
Given the Chinese regime’s history of lacking transparency, it is uncommon for its healthcare authority to disclose the state of the fund.
NHSA’s disclosure was triggered by some Chinese online communities questioning why certain drugs were removed from the reimbursement list by some local governments. Was it because there was insufficient money in the medical insurance fund?…