Medical care reform to reduce costs

Abolishing drug price markups will see outpatient fees fall by about 5 percent

Patients in Beijing will soon be spending less money on drugs due to a comprehensive medical care reform covering all public hospitals in the capital.

All medical institutions involved in the reform will abolish price markups, usually at a rate of 15 percent, on the drugs they sell to patients, starting on April 8, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning announced on Wednesday.