# New rules for China's "flying" doctors

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Podcast: [Round Table China](https://stenobird.com/podcast/round-table-china-390882)
Published: 2026-07-09T08:42:00+00:00
Episode link: 1_2765290
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## Resource

For years, China's "Fei Dao" system let rural hospitals fly in top city surgeons for a few thousand yuan extra. It saved lives, but it was a legal gray zone. Now new rules mandate hospital-to-hospital payments and establish clear rules on who pays when things go wrong. Will these changes ultimately drive away the very specialists who made the system work in the first place? On the show: Fei Fei, Steve & Yushun

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