U.S. President Barack Obama picked healthcare reform as his first major battle at home. He seemed to have won the first round with the bill being signed into a law. However， the real results of the reform will yet to be seen in the years to come as more and more Americans' lives are being influenced by it. Meanwhile the Chinese government is working on its own mass healthcare reform plan as well. Instead of emphasizing the role of the market， this time the focus is set on the role of the government and public funding. Let's first look at this background report.