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China plans to accelerate the establishment of a tiered healthcare delivery system, focusing on strengthening primary-level medical capacity to manage common and chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, authorities said.

To ensure the quality and safety of medical services in primary healthcare institutions, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and other relevant authorities issued a notice on 1 April 2026, outlining a three-year nationwide action.

Cardiologists and primary-care physicians at a Midwest hospital system are using a polygenic risk score (PRS) to identify patients at risk for heart attacks who could benefit from more aggressive treatment.