Luohu Model: Introduction to Shenzhen’s Medical Reforms

Ru Qian*          

Responding to the social needs and central government policies, the Shenzhen government created and implemented some pilot measures in the new round of nationwide medical reform.1 They were together combined into the Luohu Model of medical reform and legislatively confirmed in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Medical Regulations (Regulation), which is considered to be the “basic law” of Shenzhen’s medical industry.2

This blogpost introduces the specific measures of the Luohu Model, and two crucial provisions of the Regulation:

Article 9 requires functions of different levels of institutions be reasonably divided.

Article 19 reforms the measuring of costs and payment of medical funds.3

Such provisions solidified the pilot measures tried by the Luohu government, effected to Read the rest