Give private and public hospitals differentiated roles in the market

THE TAIYUAN MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING COMMISSION has launched an investigation into reports that unqualified people posing as "doctors' assistants" appeared on online live broadcast platforms in Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi province, and directed viewers to a private hospital in the city. Changjiang Daily comments:

Reports show that the hospital involved is a private one. If that's true, it is another example of the chaotic situation in the private hospital market.

Although that is not to say all private hospitals resort to such illegal practices, there have been many reports about private hospitals publishing exaggerated advertisements or hiring unqualified personnel to illegally attract patients.