Category Archive For "Insurance"
New Beijing and Shanghai Maternity Insurance Guides released
Planning for a baby can be a rewarding yet daunting experience, and as such it’s important to find enough time to educate yourselves about the options available so that you never feel lost when it comes to pregnancy and giving birth in China. To help, we’ve released two brand new guides, both titled: Maternity Insurance …
Cost of health insurance compared around the world
A new report, the Cost of International Health Insurance Report – 2017, says that the average cost of health insurance in China have decreased. Using the premiums charged by ten of the top insurers in the world, more than 100 countries are compared in the annual paper that aims to give both consumers and industry …
Large spike in births following the new two-child policy in China
In an effort to reduce China’s ageing rate and combat its shrinking workforce, the Chinese government announced in October 2015 that they would replace their infamous one-child policy with a two-child policy. The new universal two-child policy, implemented in January 1 2016, now allows all couples nationwide to have two children. Health authorities believe this …
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Protecting yourself from infectious diseases in China
According to official data revealed earlier this year, there were more than 6.9 million cases of infectious diseases reported in 2016. Of the total, infectious diseases killed over 18,000 people, with H7N9 bird flu, foot and mouth disease, infectious diarrhea, and influenza being the most prevalent causes of death. Most recent outbreaks registered in China …
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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 …