healthcare
China Negotiates with Pharma Firms to Halve Prices of Patented, Imported Drugs
| Charissa Echavez | | Mar 12, 2016 06:29 PM EST |
The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China is trying to negotiate with pharmaceutical firms to slash the prices of five drugs which are used to treat cancer and other major diseases. This is part of a pilot program to reduce healthcare cost for patients, the head of the commission Li Bin, said on Tuesday.
Chinese Tech Company Tencent Seeds Funding for CliniCloud’s Mobile Connected Medical Kit
| Myraine Policarpio | | Sep 24, 2015 11:44 PM EDT |
CliniCloud has recently acquired a $5 million funding agreement led by Tencent, a leading China tech company.
China’s Phoenix Healthcare Buying Hong Kong UMP; IVF Kits Distribution In China Signed
| Roguero Caler | | Jul 14, 2015 07:45 PM EDT |
The healthcare sector of China is on the move. The first ever mainland hospital firm in Hong Kong, Phoenix Health Group, has already confirmed that it is purchasing 20 percent of UMP Healthcare Holdings.
China Aims to Improve Its Healthcare by Increasing Numbers of Doctors
| Marco Foronda | | Apr 01, 2015 11:42 AM EDT |
By 2020, Beijing wants to have two general practice doctors for every thousand people, almost double the number in 2013.
Wrong Tax Form Sent to 800,000 Health Insurance Purchasers
| Dino Lirios | | Feb 22, 2015 05:15 AM EST |
The Obama administration recently admitted that about 800,000 residents had received inaccurate tax forms from the health insurance they purchased from Healthcare.gov.
Wal-Mart Announces No More Healthcare Benefits for Part-Time Workers
| Mitch de Leon | | Oct 08, 2014 12:05 AM EDT |
In an announcement made via blogpost on Tuesday, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. will be eliminating the benefits received by some of its part-time workers, as well as require its roughly 1.3 million employees to pay additional costs for premium healthcare insurance plans.
ASEAN Vows Cooperation On Health Care Policies
| Christl Leong | | Sep 20, 2014 04:09 AM EDT |
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has pledged to strengthen cooperation in addressing healthcare issues in the region towards a healthier and sustainable ASEAN community.
Smog Be Damned: Beijing Rated China's Healthiest City in New Report
| Cory Doyle | | Sep 07, 2014 10:27 PM EDT |
Despite Beijing infamously being known for its smog-filled skies, the Economist Intelligence Unit surprisingly says the city is the healthiest in China.
U.S. Lawmakers Reach US$17-Billion Deal For Veterans Healthcare
| Ron B. Lopez | | Jul 29, 2014 08:43 AM EDT |
United States representatives from House and Senate have reached a US$17-billion deal on Monday to fix the troubled veterans service just several days before Congress adjourns for a month-long break.
Obamacare Hits Snag Following Opposing Verdicts in District of Columbia, Virginia
| Patricia Villaceran | | Jul 23, 2014 10:01 AM EDT |
President Barack Obama's health care initiative was halted on Tuesday following the opposing verdicts on two federal appeals of whether the administration can subsidize the policy using federal insurance exchanges.
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