Even if 1 million of them need assistance and the state pays 10,000 yuan (US$1,200) each for their annual treatment fees, the total budget will be around 10 billion yuan, which should be an affordable figure to the soaring state revenue.

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Under the current medicare system of our country, it is not rare for a person who catches a major disease like cancer to spend his or her lifetime savings on treatment. Many are forced to choose giving up treatment, just waiting for death.

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