以药养医 / 以藥養醫

yǐ​yào​yǎng​yī

funding hospitals through drug sales

using revenue from the sale of medicine to subsidize medical services and salaries; a practice in the Chinese healthcare system often criticized for encouraging over-prescription

以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 药 (literal) → 药/藥 · yào · medicine 养 (literal) → 养/養 · yǎng · to support 医 (literal) → 医/醫 · yī · medical science

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM