Health Insurance

Doubt cast on PICC health unit's huge loss

2 May 2013

PICC Health Insurance, controlled by Hong Kong-listed PICC Group and DKV, the largest private health insurance company in Europe, said last year's net losses amounted to 7.43 trillion yuan (HK$9....

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Hong Kong's out-of-pocket medical expenses set to double by 2020

14 Dec 2012

Hong Kong has a health problem. I'm not talking here about pollution, bad diets or the stress of living in such a crowded city, although they are all serious enough. I'm talking about a health...

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Health insurance is next important reform for Hong Kong

27 Sep 2012

Reform of health-care financing is becoming one of the most talked-about of issues that haven't been resolved.

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Doctors urge C.Y. Leung to move on medical insurance tax incentives

20 Sep 2012

Calls are mounting for the government to give tax incentives to those buying medical insurance, in order to kick-start long-delayed health financing reforms.

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Teacher garners public sympathy after writing 'seditious' essays

17 Sep 2012

If not for his heart attack in 2005, Chen Pingfu would still be a maths teacher, leading an ordinary life in Lanzhou, Gansu province.

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China's health spending reform an encouraging sign

10 Sep 2012

Important policy announcements tend to dry up as the mainland prepares for a once-in-a-decade leadership change. It is good to see that health care for the nation's 1.3 billion people is an...

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Public hospitals struggle to cope with ageing population

Hong Kong citizens who fall sick have a number of options through the Hospital Authority. They can still visit a government-run outpatient clinic and pay HK$100.

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Letters

Lower birth rate will be good for HK

I refer to the report ('Birth ban will leave HK with fewer workers', August 1).

People seem to be obsessed with numbers, be it in...

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Corrections

In last week's issue, in a story entitled 'Anatomy of a health plan', there is a table that wrongly states that a Zurich Insurance health plan has an annual limit of HK$1.28 million. The correct...

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Doubt cast on health insurance plan

The administration should set aside its proposed voluntary health insurance scheme because it is being rushed through without enough debate and the new government may simply reject it anyway, a...

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HSBC seeks to sell general insurance unit

HSBC Holdings is approaching a number of European and Japanese insurers in an attempt to sell its worldwide general insurance business, according to people familiar with the situation.

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We must do more to stay healthy

The world faces numerous threats to public health which are beyond the control of those who suffer. But some of the biggest killers are self-inflicted. Bad diet, smoking, alcohol consumption and...

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