China to Fully Cover Childbirth Costs as Deepening Demographic Decline Threatens Economy and Workforce

China has announced plans to expand its national healthcare insurance programme next year to fully cover all out-of-pocket medical expenses for childbirth, a significant policy shift aimed directly at reversing a long slide in fertility that threatens to undermine the country’s future workforce and economic growth. Unveiled at a national healthcare security conference in Beijing, […] The post China to Fully Cover Childbirth Costs as Deepening Demographic Decline Threatens Economy and Workforce appeared first on Tekedia.

China to Fully Cover Childbirth Costs as Deepening Demographic Decline Threatens Economy and Workforce

China has announced plans to expand its national healthcare insurance programme next year to fully cover all out-of-pocket medical expenses for childbirth, a significant policy shift aimed directly at reversing a long slide in fertility that threatens to undermine the country’s future workforce and economic growth. Unveiled at a national healthcare security conference in Beijing, […]

The post China to Fully Cover Childbirth Costs as Deepening Demographic Decline Threatens Economy and Workforce appeared first on Tekedia.

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