A steep seven-year decline in resident medical insurance enrollment has prompted public health experts to urge Beijing to shoulder more of the costs for seniors and vulnerable households
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China’s basic medical insurance system has shed tens of millions of enrollees over the past seven years, prompting public health researchers to call for urgent premium subsidies targeting the elderly and low-income households to prevent further erosion of the country’s safety net.
The program lost nearly 16 million members last year as local-level deficits emerge, highlighting financial and demographic…
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