China’s Health Care and Foreign Investment

Image: George Hodan, Cardiogram Pulse Trace (Publicdomainpictures.net)

世界卫生组织预测,与2018年相比,2025年中国会有更多人享有更好的健康和福祉,新增的人数将接近3.6亿。为了实现这个目标和其他目标,并应对中国人口结构重大变化带来的医疗保健挑战,中国领导层采取了各种措施,包括允许在九个地方建立外商独资医院。这些措施应该会受欢迎。然而,一个主要问题在于中国是否已准备好修改法律规则,以降低与医疗实践相关的法律风险。这是因为潜在的刑事后果可能会使外国医疗专业人士却步,不愿意在中国执业。Read more

China’s Health Care and Foreign Investment

Image: George Hodan, Cardiogram Pulse Trace (Publicdomainpictures.net)

The World Health Organization has projected that, compared with 2018, nearly 360 million more people in China will enjoy improvements in health and wellbeing in 2025. To meet this target, among others, and to prepare for health care challenges arising from significant demographic changes occurring in China, the Chinese leadership has introduced various measures, including allowing the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals in nine localities. These measures are welcome. However, a major problem lies in whether China is ready to amend legal rules to reduce the legal risks associated with medical practice as potential criminal consequences are likely to deter foreign medical professionals from practicing in China.Read more