Hospital costs rising are causing elderly concern in Beijing

Recent reforms have caused quite a stir in Beijing following municipal officials introducing new rules on hospital billing. The changes were introduced to head off potentially exploitative hospital costs in the capital, yet public response to the changes has been somewhat chaotic. Is the reaction justified, or simply a misunderstanding? This week, Pacific Prime China …

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Family health insurance in China: 10 tips on getting the right plan

Protecting the health and wellbeing of your family with the right family health insurance plan will give you all much-needed peace of mind and financial security should any unexpected illnesses occur. Those looking for a family plan will quickly discover that there’s no such thing as a one-version-fits-all health insurance policy, as the right coverage …

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China to make pollution insurance mandatory for eight polluting industries

On 9 June, 2017, China unveiled a draft regulation for public feedback, which requires polluting industries to have pollution insurance (or in full: environmental pollution liability insurance). According to the draft guideline, jointly released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), companies in eight sectors – including: Oil …

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