Why standardize maternity insurance allowances?National Medical Insurance Bureau: Differential treatment gap between balanced areas

On August 17th, the press conference of the National Health and Health Commission. Cover reporter Shao Meng Photography

Cover news reporter Shao Meng

On August 17, the National Health and Health Commission held a press conference to introduce the "Guiding Opinions on Further Importing and Implementing Active Paternal Support Measures". The "Guidance Opinions" clarifies the national unified norms and formulated and improved the policy of maternity insurance. Liu Juan, deputy director of the National Medical Insurance Bureau Treatment Security Department, said that the unified regulations will adhere to the gap between the basic guarantee, the treatment gap between the equilibrium areas, and the promotion of women's fair employment.

Liu Juan, deputy director of the National Medical Insurance Bureau Treatment Security Department. Picture source: China Net

Liu Juan pointed out that maternity allowance is an important part of maternity insurance benefits. The country attaches great importance to the guarantee of fertility allowance during maternity leave, and clearly stipulates that maternity insurance will be paid by the maternity insurance period during maternity insurance. In practice, it plays a positive role in balanced employers and promoting fair employment of men and women. From the perspective of international situations, my country's national statutory maternity leave has reached the 14 -week standard stipulated in the International Labor Organization Convention on Maternity Organization. The maternity allowance during maternity leave is also higher than the above -mentioned convention standards. Generally speaking, the protection is better.

Liu Juan said that the national unified norms and formulating the improvement of the improvement of maternity insurance and maternity allowances are mainly considered:

The first is to adhere to basic guarantees. In the field of social security, we must adhere to the unity and normality of the system. We must do their best, but also do their best to make a plan and possibility. The improvement of the guarantee guarantee of maternity insurance must not only take into account the fund's support ability, but at the same time, it must reflect the direction of actively supporting fertility.

The second is the gap between the treatment between the balanced area. In recent years, with the adjustment and optimization of population policies, some new fertility reward leaves have been set up in addition to national statutory maternity leave, as well as male accompanying maternity leave, including parenting leave, etc. On the whole, the holidays of various places are different and different. Especially in the practice of equity protection, there are also different practices, and the level of treatment between regions is uneven, which can easily lead to comparison between regions and people.

The third is to promote women's fair employment. Practice has shown that too long holidays may bring fertility concerns of professional women, increasing women's employment discrimination, which is not conducive to fair employment of men and women, and then affects women's fertility willingness. Responsibilities shall jointly build a positive fertility support system.

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