The Editors

A Red Cross kiosk in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. China has proposed reforms to provide safe, effective, convenient, and affordable health care to both urban and rural populations. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN.
Political, social, and economic changes since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China have created a continued challenge to provide medical care for 1.33 billion people in both urban and rural populations. As reforms made in response to