Healthcare funding ecosystems
Editorial by Hugh Terry
This month’s China in Focus sponsored by Swiss Re looks at the development of healthcare funding ecosystems in China’s digital insurance market.
The in-depth looks at how crowdfunding has become a popular means of raising money to meet the cost of expensive treatments.
It also looks at how these programmes interact with the mutual schemes and commercial insurance arms that run alongside these ventures.
Their interdependence raises questions about consumer safety and levels of governance.
Carriers and the platforms they use must ensure that nothing taints the reputation of these products, only some of which are formally regulated.
To lose trust in such a huge business could have lasting and very damaging repercussions.
We also take a closer look at two of the players in the crowdfunding market, Qingsongchou and Shui Di Chou.
Enjoy the edition!
Spotlight Articles
China In-Depth: Healthcare funding ecosystems
This in-depth looks at how crowdfunding has become a popular means of raising money to meet the cost of expensive treatments.
Qingsongchou
Qingsongchou created a crowdfunding website that allowed users to create fundraising campaigns for personal goals, such as covering medical bills.
InsurTech focus: Shui Di Chou
Shui Di Chou is a fundraising business that helps charities and individuals raise money to fund treatment.
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