Hong Kong Hospital A&E Department Visits Fall 12% After New Fees Take Effect

Hong Kong hospital A&E department visits fall 12% after new fees take effect

Number of people benefiting from fee waivers under new pricing regime that started on January 1 triples.

Hong Kong public hospital A&E visits drop following doubling of fees for low-priority cases

The number of patients visiting the Accident and Emergency Departments (A&E) at Hong Kong’s public hospitals has dropped after authorities more than doubled the fees from HK$180 to HK$400 for low-priority cases in a bid to curb misuse. An emergency room sign at Prince of Wales Hospital. File photo: GovHK. The Hospital Authority (HA) said on Thursday night that, in the week following the implementation of the sweeping fee reform on January 1, a t…