1. When did the rural cooperative medical insurance start? The new rural cooperative medical insurance began in 2003. The new rural cooperative medical system has been piloted in some counties (cities) in China since 2003, and will gradually cover rural residents in China by 20 10. Since 2003, the central government has arranged subsidies for farmers participating in the new cooperative medical system in the central and western regions except cities and towns on an annual per capita basis 10 yuan, and local governments have subsidized farmers participating in the new cooperative medical system on an annual per capita basis of not less than 10 yuan. "Farmers to participate in cooperative medical care, to resist the risk of disease payment obligations, can not be regarded as increasing the burden on farmers.