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Recently the Ministry of Veterans Affairs the Ministry of Finance the National Health and Health Commission and the National Medical Insurance Bureau jointly revised and issued the Measures for the Medical Security of Special Care Objects hereinafter referred to as the Measures and the relevant issues are hereby interpreted.1. Why amend the MeasuresThe original Measures was jointly issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs the Ministry of Finance the former Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the former Ministry of Health on July 6 2007. It has been implemented for more than ten years and has better guaranteed the medical treatment of special care recipients. Due to economic and social development and changes in situation and tasks changes have taken place in the legal basis administrative subjects and security system and the relevant provisions of the original Measures are increasingly lagging behind. In order to effectively guarantee the medical treatment of special care recipients the Ministry of Veterans Affairs together with relevant departments has revised the original Measures on the basis of in-depth investigation and research summarizing practical experience and repeated evaluation and demonstration. After the revision the medical security policy system for the recipients of special care is more complete the content of protection is more abundant the channels for protection are smoother and the enjoyment of benefits is more convenient which can better protect the legitimate rights and interests of the recipients of special care.2. Who does the Measures apply toThe applicable objects of the Measures are demobilized soldiers in townships retired soldiers participating in wars retired soldiers participating in examinations retired soldiers returning home with illness survivors of martyrs survivors of soldiers who died in service and survivors of soldiers who died of illness who enjoy regular national pension subsidies. Disabled veterans enjoy preferential medical treatment in accordance with the Medical Security Measures for Disabled Veterans.3. How to guarantee the medical treatment of special care recipientsAccording to the principle of matching treatment and contribution and superimposing universal benefits and preferential treatment the Measures have improved the medical security policy system of insurance assistance subsidy preferential treatment for preferential treatment objects. Employed special care recipients shall participate in basic medical insurance for employees unemployed special care recipients shall participate in basic medical insurance according to regulations and eligible special care recipients shall enjoy urban and rural medical assistance. On the basis of basic medical security benefits special care recipients shall enjoy special care recipients according to regulations. Medicaid and medical benefits.4. How do the recipients of special care enjoy medical insuranceAccording to the territorial principle the recipients of special care shall participate in the basic medical insurance for employees basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents etc. and enjoy the basic medical insurance of the state. Employed objects of special care shall participate in the basic medical insurance for employees and pay premiums according to regulations. Those who are not employed may participate in basic medical insurance according to regulations. Special care objects who meet the conditions for participating in the urban and rural medical assistance subsidy will be subsidized by the medical security department in the place where their household registration is located through the urban and rural medical assistance fund for their individual contributions to the basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents. Other special care recipients who participate in basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents and have difficulties in paying their individual contributions can be paid by the government of the place where their household registration is located.5. Which special care recipients can enjoy medical assistance and medical subsidiesSpecial care recipients who participate in the basic medical security system but have a heavy burden of personal medical expenses can enjoy urban and rural medical assistance and medical subsidies for special care recipients in accordance with regulations.6. What kind of medical treatment does the special care recipient enjoyThe recipients of preferential care shall enjoy preferential treatment services in accordance with regulations when they go to medical institutions for medical treatment. The Measures further expands the content of preferential treatment and new preferential treatment objects enjoy preferential medical examinations and priority medical treatment examination hospitalization and other services in the preferential treatment hospitals and the general outpatient registration fee is exempted. At the same time encourage and guide medical institutions to voluntarily reduce or exempt relevant medical service fees.7. What optimizations have been made in the service programThe Measures clearly states that all localities should actively establish and improve a one-stop fee settlement system for basic medical insurance critical illness insurance medical assistance and medical subsidies for special care recipients and promote resource coordination information sharing and synchronization of settlement. We will further optimize service procedures reduce the pressure of advance payment of medical expenses for special care recipients and comprehensively improve service quality and efficiency.
