China's medical assistance funds increase substantially

The reporter learned from the Medical Reform Office of the State Council on the 12th that at present, China’s medical assistance system has gradually improved, and medical assistance funds have increased substantially. In 2010, China raised a total of 16.6 billion yuan in medical assistance funds, an increase of 75% over 2008.

According to reports, for the urban and rural low-income groups, five-guarantee households and other special hardship groups, or the inability to participate in, participate in insurance, or basic medical insurance protection level is still not enough to make its medical expenses to pay part down to its affordable range , you need to ask for help with medical assistance.

At present, China has further improved the urban and rural medical assistance system, increased rescue efforts, and supported the participation of low-risk groups, five-guarantee households, low-income seriously ill patients, severely handicapped people, and low-income families and the elderly. The total number of people in the aid area has approached 100 million people. The medical assistance system has given tens of millions of poor and hard-working people to the care of the party, the government and the whole society.

At the same time, all localities carried out in-patient and out-patient rescues, canceled the starting line for medical assistance, and the level of assistance was significantly improved. And encourage social forces to donate to charity for medical assistance and expand the financing channels.