Three-year medical reforms increase investment in the country by 1,240.9 billion yuan

On March 8, the spokesman of the Ministry of Finance, DAI Baihua, revealed that during the period from 2009 to 2011, China's fiscal health expenditure totaled 1,516.6 billion yuan, of which the central government was 450.6 billion yuan. Compared with the caliber, the national and central government's three-year additional investment was 1,240.9 billion yuan and 368 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 390.9 billion yuan and 36.2 billion yuan from the established target of 850 billion yuan and 331.8 billion yuan respectively.

Dai Bohua said that in the past three years, all key work in health care reform has progressed smoothly. With the continuous increase of government investment, the proportion of government health spending in total health expenditure increased from 16.96% in 2003 to 28.56% in 2010, and the proportion of personal health expenditure to total health expenditure decreased from 55.87% in 2003 to 2010. A 35.52% drop of 20 percentage points resulted in a certain degree of relief for the problem of expensive medical treatment.

Dai Bohua said that in the next step, the financial departments at all levels will earnestly implement the government's health investment policy, increase investment in the medical and health care industry, improve the performance appraisal methods for funds, strengthen the supervision and management of financial funds and health insurance funds, and actively promote various medical reforms. Focus on work.