Can we learn something

The up and coming economic giant China has made its way into the news, but this time not because of the Olympics. China was once a very poor country, but some how managed to have a extensive public health system. Now that the economy is booming at extraordinary rates and the wealth boomed, but only in concentrated forms. The rural people who relied on the health care system set in place now lie dying why? Because of the small percentage of people who can afford the care do not have to share the same facilities as the poor. Why does your income level have to determine if you are able to live and participate in society or die?