Western-Style Health Care in China
In the absence of any scintillating PA-specific news, the Washington Post has an interesting article about a company trying to introduce Western-style for-profit health care in China.
And, in a way, it speaks volumes about how a foreign company is breaking into the heavily regulated Chinese health-care system by targeting the elite, who are willing to pay premium prices for premium care. Chindex has opened Western-style hospitals and clinics in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to cater to affluent expatriates and wealthy Chinese. Staffed by foreign doctors and some of China's top physicians, its fees -- as much as several hundred dollars for a single visit, compared with just $10 or $20 at a state-owned hospital -- are too high for most Chinese, who make that much in a month. Under Chinese government mandate, United Family Hospitals share 10 to 30 percent of their revenue with local Chinese partners.
I read the article hoping that the company utilized PAs, but no luck. Interestingly, the Post search tool found only three PA mentions in the newspaper in the last 60 days. Is it just me or does the PA profession actually seem to be getting less visible to the public?
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