What they say

The healthcare reform in Beijing will set new standards for healthcare reform in other regions of China. I hope Beijing can take the lead in the campaign for comprehensive reform of public medical institutions and set a good example.

Li Bin, minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission

The core of the healthcare reform is to abolish the drug price markup mechanism and create a new system that will safeguard public interests, mobilize the enthusiasm of healthcare providers and ensure the sustainable operation of medical institutions.

Fang Laiying, head of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning

Patients from outside the city don't care about the cost of medicine in Beijing, because they are determined to seek the best healthcare services, and Beijing has the best hospitals and doctors in China.

A patient surnamed Wei, from outside of Beijing

The reform raises the prices for traditional Chinese medicine treatments, creating an incentive for medical practitioners to provide a better service.

Li Ruifeng, a medical reform expert from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

(China Daily 04/07/2017 page7)