http://heapol.oupjournals.org/cgi/reprint/17/suppl_1/56.pdf

Presents a text about that the present discount system for hospitals in Shandong neither does nor provide effective protection for the poor in terms of either coverage or benefits. Inadequate financial and political support for implementing such programs appears to be the main reason for this. Discount programs in public hospitals are unlikely to truly increase access to health care for the indigent without strong financial and regulatory support from government. Document in PDF format, required Acrobat Reader.