Creating a Nationwide Network for Chinese Basic Health Insurance and Achieving Direct Settlement of Hospitalization
To fundamentally solve the two problems of “running errands for reimbursement” and “full prepayment by the patients”, in 2016 the Chinese government made the commitment that within two years, the direct settlements of hospitalization expenses will be fully portable across provinces. A nationwide network for basic health insurance and direct settlement network across provinces will be set up to achieve direct settlement of hospitalization expenses across provinces.