PIBB Hospital Network Introduction
PIBB’s hospital network is developed and managed by our TPA team experts, who carefully select high-end medical services providers in Greater China and neighboring Asian countries
PIBB is constantly expanding in-patient and out-patient direct billing networks in order to:

• Simplify the access to high quality medical services: the insured simply has to show his membership card
• Avoid upfront payment of sometimes important hospitalization fees
• Make sure the patient is provided with the appropriate, suitable treatment
• Simplify and accelerate the reimbursement procedure for all parties involved

C-section epidemic hits China
In recent years, a growing number of women in China have chosen C-sections over natural birth - some want to avoid the pain of labor and some want to choose an auspicious day for the baby's birth. The rate of C-section has grown almost 10 times from the 1970s to reach 46 percent today, far above the 15 percent rate thought reasonable by the WHO, experts explained. After the latest survey, the UN health agency noted that C-sections had reached "epidemic proportions" in China and many other countries worldwide, like 31 percent in the United States, 36 percent in Vietnam, and 34 percent in Thailand.

Unnecessary C-sections jeopardize women's health by raising the risk of complications, the WHO warned. And, babies born through C-section are more likely to develop respiratory problems. The surgical baby delivery should only be used when complications develop at birth which put the mother or baby's life at risk and doctors should only perform it when necessary," the experts noted. By Shan Juan (China Daily 2010-01-14)