Reform in medical insurance payments
The State Council released a guideline on medical insurance payment reform on June 28, as a way to improve medical services and better allocate medical resources.
Hospitals and medical institutions are asked to practice different payment methods in line with illnesses and treatments. Meanwhile, traditional Chinese medicine and medical services are also encouraged.
While keeping an eye on treatment costs, efforts will be made to improve medical quality and fund auditing, and ensure information security.
Details:>> China to expand medical insurance payment reform
More health insurance accounts can be settled off-site
By June 19, healthcare insurance accounts in 1,870 medical institutions were connected to the nationwide off-site settlement system for basic health insurance, which means that patients can settle their medical expenses at different places, instead of bringing them back to where their insurance plans are registered.
Now, 30 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps are wholly or partly connected to the system, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Tax cuts for self-employed retired soldiers
A retired soldier who starts his own business will enjoy three-year tax cuts of 8,000 yuan per year, according to a recent circular jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation and the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
It is among a series of preferential policies for self-employed retired soldiers issued in the circular.
Job information for poor rural labor
A column has been set up at cjob.gov.cn to publish jobs and employer information for poor laborers in the countryside, according to a circular from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the State Council Leading Group office of Poverty Alleviation and Development.
Nearly 200,000 jobs by 1,465 companies have been posted.
