Scalpers earn big profits from hospital registrations  

北京儿童医院号贩猖獗：14元专家号三四百不愁卖

今天早上8点钟，西城便衣民警根据早前调查掌握的号贩子分布情况，在北京儿童医院突然袭击，一举抓获6名号贩子。14元一个的专家号到了号贩子手中，每个号可以卖三四百元。由于儿童医院每天都有大量外地患者，号贩子纷纷称，不愁排来的专家号卖不出去。两三百元的特需门诊号，能卖两三千元。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) – A registration to see a specialist at Beijing Children's Hospital costs only 14 yuan (2.3 US dollars), but the price surges to 300 to 400 yuan (49.6 to 66.1 US dollars) when bought from a scalper, the Legal Evening News has reported.

Police captured six hospital scalpers in a raid at Beijing Children's Hospital on Thursday morning.

In an earlier secret investigation, scalpers said that even though they charged much more for registrations, there was still a market for them.

What's more, a registration at a VIP clinic costs ten times as much as the fee charged by the hospital, according to the scalpers.

Police at Xicheng district of Beijing began a crackdown on hospital scalpers in the area starting on Jan 15. Fifty-five scalpers have been captured so far, with four under criminal detention and 51 under administrative detention.