"People would often not pay much attention to early warning signs, and only see doctors when they had no other option," she said.
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Currently, Gao sees about 50 people a day. Xicheng District, which was home to about 1.3 million people by the end of 2015, now has about 100 practices like Gao's,
According to the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), China wants 30 percent of the urban population and 60 percent of priority groups, including seniors, pregnant women and patients with chronic diseases, covered by family practices in 2017.
The relatively low salary of family doctors compared with specialists at major hospitals, however, remains a challenge and must be addressed.
In Desheng Community Health Service Center, He Zhihong, deputy director of the center, explained that its doctors are paid bonuses related to the number of patients and their service quality.
"Every month we poll our patients about their satisfaction with the doctors," He said. "We want those who work better to be better paid."
Gao suggested a service fee might also be effective.
"If a family doctor receives a service fee from each patient, it will it generate more income and work as an incentive," she said.
In fact, such service fee has been launched in several areas in China.
In Xiamen in southeast China's Fujian Province, a family doctor receives a service fee of 120 yuan (17.45 U.S. dollars) for each patient per year, of which the customer only pays 20 yuan, and the rest is paid by health insurance and public health service budget.
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