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Minister warns hospitals against refusing treatment

Ma Xiaowei, China's Vice Health Minister, on Friday warned hospitals they were prohibited from refusing emergency treatment to patients who were unable to pay the medical fees. ...full story at Xinhua

from Xinhua on Sat, Mar 31 2007

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