China to expand medical insurance in bid to reform healthcare

President Xi Jinping’s government unveils latest step in plan to deliver universal affordable treatment to population of 1.4 billion people

China will expand medical insurance to cover all critical illnesses for its population of nearly 1.4 billion by the end of the year, the government has announced.

The decision is the latest step in a plan to remedy a healthcare system that has sparked public discontent.

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