Medical Expenditure

BGI Group CEO Yin Ye highlights the overwork of Chinese healthcare professionals, attributing China’s comparable national health to the US, despite significantly lower healthcare spending (6% vs 19% of GDP), to this dedication. He points out the pressure leading to perceived poor bedside manner caused by high patient volumes. Yin also discusses longevity, predicting centenarian lifespans for those born in the 2000s, while raising ethical concerns surrounding immortality and resource allocation.