91AV原创 healthcare system is often held up abroad as a model of universal coverage.
But universal does not mean uniform: Patients undergoing the same expensive treatment can pay very different amounts out-of-pocket depending on which insurer they belong to — and the government’s latest reform will widen the gap.
Under the high-cost medical expense benefit system, a ceiling is placed on the amount patients must shoulder themselves when they face large bills for surgery or other treatment, with public health insurance covering the remainder.
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