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Medical insurance refers to social medical insurance. It is a social insurance system that meets the basic medical needs of the state and society according to laws and regulations when workers are sick.
20 16 65438+ 10/2 the State Council issued "opinions on integrating the basic medical insurance system for urban and rural residents" to promote the integration of medical insurance for urban residents and the new rural cooperative medical system, and gradually establish a unified national medical insurance system for urban and rural residents.
On February 20th, 2065438+0616, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security held a video conference on the nationwide networking of basic medical insurance and direct settlement of medical treatment in different places, and signed letters of responsibility with the first batch of 22 provinces including Beijing, which applied for nationwide networking of basic medical insurance and direct settlement of medical treatment in different places, marking the formal implementation stage of direct settlement of medical treatment in different places.