Reuters recently interviewed our friend Yan Zhang, former CEO of Meiloo, and (the Beijing United Family Hospital group), in a youtube video called, ““. Zhang and Lipson talk about how the recent opening of China’s hospital industry to foreign investment has created new opportunities for entrepreneurs. Yan’s idea is to buy up underperforming hospitals and revitalize them into modern, profitable enterprises. I am interested to hear more about his plan, especially in light of the fact that he correctly points out that a lack of doctors is the biggest barrier to better healthcare.
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The health care market in China is sure to become a booming industry and foreign investment will continue to drive growth and reform in the industry. A lack of doctors is certainly a concern, hopefully this can be addressed in the near future.
I wonder when the opportunity window is going to truly open up for foreign investors. Since it was announced in 2010 that hospitals can now be opened as WFOEs (Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises) the reality has been that there is more red tape than ever to actually make an investment. Even then, success is not guaranteed.
Great article by Wharton biz school here –
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