County to continue free healthcare trial
By Ma Lie in Shaanxi and Lan Tian in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-27 07:36
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Mao Yuye, 82, at a local hospital in Shemu county, Shaanxi province, where she is undergoing free treatment, on Monday. Shemu claims it is the first county in the country to provide free medical treatment for the local people. Tao Ming |
A pilot program in which the sick are reimbursed the majority of their medical costs has been extended in Shaanxi's Shenmu county.
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