Xinhua Full Media+｜ The total number of national pension service agencies and facilities has reached 360,000

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 20 (Reporter Li Heng and Dong Ruifeng) Reporters learned from a press conference held by the National Health and Health Commission on the 20th that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, my country has improved the support policies of pension services and enhanced the supply of pension services. Ability, make up for the shortcomings of the pension service, and improve the quality of pension services. As of the first quarter of 2022, the total number of nationwide pension service agencies and facilities reached 360,000, with 8.126 million beds.

"Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the National Health and Health Commission (National Aging Office), together with members of the National Aging Commission, improves policy and systems, paid close attention to work implementation, and achieves significant progress and results in the work of the aging." Director Wang Haidong said.

The latest data show that as of the end of 2021, the country participated in basic pension insurance 1.03 billion, and the basic medical insurance covered 1.36 billion people. The participation rate was stable at more than 95%, and medical insurance for the whole people was basically realized. There are 49 pilot cities for long -term care insurance and 145 million participants. There are a total of 6,492 medical and support institutions in the country with two certificates, 1.75 million beds in institutions, and nearly 79,000 medical care contracting. There are 4,685 comprehensive hospitals with senile medical department, about 21,000 elderly friendly medical and health institutions have been built, and more than 1,000 medical and health institutions with tranquility and care department have been established.

According to reports, in recent years, the National Health and Health Commission has jointly deepened reforms and innovation, cracking the obstacles of institutional mechanisms, accelerating the improvement of the three major systems of social security, pension services, and health support for the elderly, and strive to build an elderly friendly society. Healthy aging work has been steadily advanced, and the active view of aging has gradually become popular.

"In the next step, we will conscientiously implement the national strategy of actively responding to the aging of the population, adhere to the active view of aging, promote healthy aging, and strive to get out of the road of population aging with Chinese characteristics." Wang Haidong said.

[Editor in charge: Liu Xiaodong]

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