Medical care for rural residents

cctv.com 02-24-2006 13:19

Shanghai has instructed hospitals to reduce fees; and has unveiled plans to increase medical funds for rural residents. The plan follows the central government's pledge to help the rural population in China over the next 5 years.

Under the plan, Shanghai will ensure a minimum of 40 percent reimbursement for rural residents' emergency and outpatient fees. Up to 80 percent of the funds will be used to cover emergency, outpatient and in-patient charges that are under 5,000 yuan. Shanghai's current medical funds cover more than 85 percent of its rural population. Each rural resident in Shanghai gets around 250 yuan in medical subsidies, each year.

Editor:Chen Zhuo  Source:CCTV.com