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Out-of-pocket health expenditures on the rise

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Household expenditure on healthcare is creeping up after years of decline. Per data released by the National Health Commission on December 2:

The government’s share of total health expenditure fell 1.8 percentage points to 24.9% in 2024, following a 1.5 percentage point decline the previous year. M...