财经金融新闻 外商独资医院（在线收听）

In today's podcast, three municipalities and four provinces are chosen as pilot areas where foreign investors can hold all the shares in a hospital,

在今天的播报中，全国的三个直辖市和4省份被选为试点地区，在这些地区中，外商可以持有医院的所有股份，

but commentators give a mixed diagnosis on recent reforms in the medical sector.

但是有评论家就医疗领域的此项改革给予了不同意见。

On August 27, the Ministry of Commerce and the National Health and Family Planning Commission announced Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai,

8月27日，商务部以及国家卫生和计划生育委员会宣布北京、天津、上海、

and Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan Provinces were designated pilot areas where foreign investors can wholly own hospital.

江苏、福建、广东以及海南省被定为了试点地区，医院可以成为外商独有。

Analysts say the program might help with easing overcrowding at public hospitals,

分析人士指出此项计划或许能够帮助解决公共医院人满为患的状况，

but it is unlikely to clear the way for more affordable healthcare because foreign-invested hospitals are geared mostly toward wealthy patients.

但是此举将不可能为平价医疗扫清道路，因为外商投资医院绝大部分的目标病人都是有钱人。

Critics have also argued that the biggest challenges in the Chinese health care industry stand in the overall regulatory environment for health insurance and rules on physician employment.

批判家认为中国医疗产业最大的挑战就是医疗保险的监管环境，以及医生就业准则问题。

For Caixin Online, this is Diana Bates.

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