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Because it's not the socialist paradise that people idealize it as.
They literally can get access to nationalized insurance by paying a measly 2% of their income a year to the state lol
You realize foreigners (e.g. students, people on work visas) get shitty ass insurance that is nowhere near as good as the national insurance right? When people talk about how great China's healthcare is they are basically hoping to go there and get some of that, but the truth is that you can't. Even for citizens, there are plenty of stories of people struggling to pay medical bills and drug bills. The Chinese gov has even greenlit movies that highlight these issues.
Why should I care about this? I think you'l find it hard to find any socialized healthcare system that doesnt charge people who dont pay tax towards it???
Like is your understanding of 'socialized healthcare' just 'when the government does stuff for free?'
You're talking about the film 我不是药神. It was set in 2004.
Things have changed DRASTICALLY now.
As for Chinese insurance covering FOREIGNERS, was that even the original question?
You can travel to China and pay outright for far cheaper than the US. In fact medical tourism is a big industry in China already and it's growing fast.
See this recent summary of a report on the industry https://youtu.be/DXUA5hpW8Ek
When people talk about how great China's healthcare is they are basically lamenting that they don't have it in their own country, and pointing out that it is achievable with the right kind of government and educated public.
And foreigners get shitty insurance because their health is not China's responsibility, it's the responsibility of a foreigner's own government.