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China's Five-Year Plan for Elderly Care: Key Highlights
Overview of China's 2016-2020 plan to improve elderly care services and social security.
China has issued a comprehensive five-year plan (2016-2020) to enhance elderly care services and social security, aiming to address the challenges of an aging society. The plan, released by the State Council, outlines specific targets for pension and healthcare coverage.
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Expanding Social Security Coverage
By 2020, the plan sets targets to expand basic pension insurance coverage to 80 percent of urban and rural residents and basic health insurance coverage to 95 percent of citizens. A nationwide information network for basic health insurance is planned to facilitate settlement of healthcare costs for retirees across regions. Additionally, local governments are encouraged to include basic rehabilitation devices in reimbursement catalogs for families in need.
Minimum living allowance and other social assistance will be made available for all registered poor senior citizens, ensuring a safety net for the most vulnerable.
Strengthening Community and Family-Based Care
The plan emphasizes the role of families and communities in elderly care, with increased government funding for community elderly care centers. To diversify services, private capital and non-government organizations will gain more access to the elderly care market, with the goal that government-provided elderly care beds account for no more than 50 percent of the total by 2020.
Enhancing Medical and Elderly Care Integration
Hospitals and elderly care institutions are required to strengthen cooperation and improve services, with more efforts directed towards building rehabilitation hospitals, nursing homes, and palliative care facilities.
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