Within the same pooling area (统筹地区, where your medical insurance is registered), the lower the hospital's grade, the higher the reimbursement rate, by about 10 percentage points per grade
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In plain words
For the same hospital bill, the lower the hospital's grade, the more is reimbursed. Each region is required to widen the gap between grades, by about ten percentage points for each step up. For example, on a hospital bill of 10,000 (1万) CNY, if reimbursement drops from 80% to 70%, what you pay yourself goes from 2000 CNY to 3000 CNY. New medical insurance funds are also being tilted toward primary-level care.
Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 24, tip 2. This section is about health and medicines. It is general information, not a substitute for a doctor’s diagnosis or prescription. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer