Hey there! Have you heard the news from China? 🇨🇳 They’ve made a big change to their health insurance program that’s all about helping families share and care! Let’s dive in and see what’s happening.
China has updated its health insurance plan so that people can share their health insurance benefits with more of their family members. That means if someone has money in their health account, they can now use it to help pay for the medical expenses of close relatives like brothers, sisters, grandparents, and even grandchildren! Isn’t that cool? 👨👩👧👦
Before, only spouses (that’s husbands and wives), parents, and children could share these benefits. But now, the circle has gotten bigger to include more family members. This helps families take care of each other better, especially when someone needs to see a doctor or buy medicine. 💊
From January to November 2024, there were about 325 million times when people shared their health insurance benefits with family members! That’s a lot of helping hands! 🤝
They’re also working on making it possible for families living in different parts of China to share benefits across provinces. Imagine being able to help your cousin who lives far away if they get sick. This should be ready by 2025. 🗺️
Huang Huabo, a big official in charge of health insurance, said this is a huge change that will make healthcare more affordable and easier for everyone.
What do you think about this idea of sharing health benefits with family? Would you like to see something like this where you live? Let us know! 😊
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
