Xi’s Corruption Crackdown Rocks $1 Trillion Health Care Industry
- Reports emerge of physicians starting to do less overtime
- One grey income stream is selling herb-infused saline solution
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When Xi Jinping’s clampdown on corruption in China’s health-care system reached a top-tier hospital in Fujian province last month, the message was inescapable.
Doctors and other staff were ordered to disclose any illicit income they’d received, reveal its source and surrender the cash to a dedicated bank account, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive information. Managers repeated the directives in WeChat texts, internal message boards and team meetings, without saying what would happen to those who confess.