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Health care to expand
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July 9, 2009, Thursday
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CHINA has vowed to expand the basic medical insurance to another 72 million people in 2009, the first-year goal of an ambitious 850 billion yuan (US$124 billion) health care reform plan.
The figure was revealed in Beijing yesterday at a conference held by the State Council, or the Cabinet. Also, the country will guarantee basic medical health care service for 6.07 million laid-off workers of state-owned companies by the end of this year.
"2009 is the first year for the health care reform plan. We must specify responsibilities and goals to ensure a good start," said a statement released after the meeting, which was presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao.
Another goal is to set up long-term cooperation between more than 900 city hospitals and 2,000 county-level hospitals across the country to exchange medical resources.
As part of the plan, the country has already started a government-sponsored program to offer free cervical cancer screening to some 10 million rural women and breast cancer exams for 1.2 million over the next three years.
The figure was revealed in Beijing yesterday at a conference held by the State Council, or the Cabinet. Also, the country will guarantee basic medical health care service for 6.07 million laid-off workers of state-owned companies by the end of this year.
"2009 is the first year for the health care reform plan. We must specify responsibilities and goals to ensure a good start," said a statement released after the meeting, which was presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao.
Another goal is to set up long-term cooperation between more than 900 city hospitals and 2,000 county-level hospitals across the country to exchange medical resources.
As part of the plan, the country has already started a government-sponsored program to offer free cervical cancer screening to some 10 million rural women and breast cancer exams for 1.2 million over the next three years.
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