The pilot long-term nursing insurance in Upper Rao, Jiangxi Province, showed results

Recently, from January 2017 to October 31, this year, a total of 1,710 severely insem persons in the city enjoy long-term care insurance treatment, the fund paid a total of nearly 10 million yuan.
According to Jiang Yong, director of the office, As one of the first 15 pilot cities of the long-term nursing insurance system in China, the "four pillars and eight pillars" of the long-term nursing insurance system have been established since the pilot was fully launched in January 2017, from fund raising and fund management to the identification of the level of inecontation, nursing projects, service standards and access and quality evaluation of insurance institutions.
the pilot requirements, the coverage of long-term nursing insurance in Shanghai covers 405,000 people who participate in basic medical insurance for urban workers. Insured personnel according to the standard of 100 yuan per person per year, of which the unit (finance) and the health insurance co-ordination fund each bear 30 yuan, the individual pay 40 yuan. Insured persons due to old age, mental retardation, illness, disability resulting in life can not take care of themselves, after not less than 6 months of treatment, was identified by the accredited institutions as severe disability, can voluntarily choose home-based care, home-based care, institutional care in one of the three ways, each person each month to enjoy the insurance fund provided by 450 yuan, 900 yuan, 1080 yuan three different standard treatment, for basic life care and basic life closely related to medical care.
, the current long-term care insurance treatment in Shanghai, more than 90% of the elderly over 60 years old. It is estimated that after the implementation of long-term care insurance, the financial burden of severely de-inseconseured persons and their families in Shanghai has been reduced by 33% to 60%. At the same time, it has also promoted the development of nursing industry and old-age industry, the city set up 12 new nursing service institutions, nursing industry investment scale, number of beds, employment has increased significantly.
Jiang Yong said that in 2019, the city of Shanghai will expand the coverage of long-term care insurance coverage from urban residents to urban and rural residents, in order to establish a more equitable system, to protect a wider range of long-term care security system. (Health News)