Major changes! Five insurances and one gold will become four insurances and one gold, and 12 cities including Neijiang will be piloted.

　　The "Draft Decision" drafted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance and the Health Planning Commission plans to take 12 places such as Handan and Zhengzhou as pilots to implement the collection and management of maternity insurance funds into the basic medical insurance funds for employees. After the merger of the two insurances, the future will be four insurances and one gold. People who participate in medical insurance can enjoy the treatment of maternity insurance.

　　According to the Legal Evening News, this morning, entrusted by the State Council, Minister Yin Weimin of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security explained the "Decision (Draft) on authorizing the State Council to temporarily adjust and implement the relevant provisions of the Social Insurance Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the administrative areas of 12 pilot cities such as Handan City, Hebei Province. The draft stipulates that 12 places, including Handan and Zhengzhou, will be used as pilots to temporarily incorporate maternity insurance funds into the collection and management of employees’ basic medical insurance funds.

　　Yin Weimin said that maternity insurance and basic medical insurance have something in common in medical services, especially in the payment of medical benefits, and the management services are basically the same. They implement a unified management system for designated medical institutions, unified medicines, diagnosis and treatment projects and service facilities, and use the same information system platform. Combining the two insurances meets the requirements of integrated operation of social insurance, which is conducive to improving the mutual assistance ability of social insurance funds, better enhancing the guarantee function of maternity insurance, improving the management efficiency of administrative and handling services, and reducing operating costs. It is a reform attempt to promote the establishment of a fairer and more sustainable social security system.

　　The draft stipulates that in order to further enhance the function of maternity insurance, improve the mutual aid ability of social insurance funds, and promote the merger of maternity insurance and basic medical insurance, The 25th meeting of the 12th the NPC Standing Committee decided to authorize the State Council to temporarily adjust and implement Article 64 of the Social Insurance Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the administrative regions of Handan City, Hebei Province, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, Hefei City, Weihai City, Shandong Province, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, Zhuhai City, Chongqing City, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province and Kunming City, Yunnan Province. Article 66 The maternity insurance fund shall be incorporated into the collection and management of the employee basic medical insurance fund in accordance with the provisions on separate account establishment, accounting, preparation and budgeting.

　　In addition, the draft also mentions that the pilot program will be arranged by the State Council and implemented for two years. Revise and improve the relevant laws and regulations that have been proved feasible in practice; If the practice proves that it is not suitable for adjustment, the relevant laws and regulations shall be resumed. The State Council and its human resources, social security, finance, health and family planning departments should follow the general idea of retaining insurance, guaranteeing treatment, unified management and reducing costs, and strengthen the guidance, supervision and inspection of pilot workers.