ENHANCE International

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ENHANCE International, LLC
Type Private
Industry Insurance/Financial services/Healthcare Management consulting
Founded2009
Founder Sam Radwan
Headquarters Chicago, United States
Area served
United States, China, Taiwan
Website www.enhance-international.com

ENHANCE International LLC is a management consultancy [1] advising the China Insurance Regulatory Commission and the National Health and Family Planning Commission [2] as China looks to reform health care with the China Demographics challenge of an aging population and a shift from the old communist health system to one that has to catch up with China's expanding economy and rapid growth of chronic diseases. [3] ENHANCE International LLC held a conference with white house adviser and Affordable Care Act architect Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel and minister for health reform Mr. Liang Wan Nian under minister Li Bin (politician). [4] A key outcome of the meeting is the two commissions' interest in building a model similar to the Affordable Care Act, [5] despite all recent controversy this program has received in the United States. ENHANCE International LLC is often quoted and published on China's insurance reform, in most of the major financial news sources including:CNBC, [6] Bloomberg Businessweek, [7] [8] The Wall Street Journal, [9] [10] The Economist, [11] [12] Financial Times [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] and A. M. Best's Best Review. [19] ENHANCE International LLC also worked with Sean Chen (politician), the former Premier of Taiwan, [20] when he was the Chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission (Republic of China) of Taiwan and negotiating the financial Memorandum of Understanding with China.

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