Strategic Moves: Photo: VCG As East China’s Anhui Province and North China’s Hebei Province will reimburse medical bills for assisted reproductive technology (ART) services starting August 1, a total of 14 provincial-level regions across the country will have included ART procedures in their medical insurance reimbursement systems as of next month.Assisted reproductive medical services will be included into the medical insurance reimbursement system in Anhui starting August 1, which is expected to reduce the medical expenses of insured patients in the province by approximately 200 million yuan ($27.53 million) each year, China’s National Healthcare Security Administration announced on its official WeChat account on Tuesday.On the previous day, the Hebei Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security also released a notice detailing that part of the therapeutic assisted reproductive medical services items will be included in the province’s basic medical insurance coverage starting August 1.Since March, China has accelerated its efforts in including ART services into medical insurance schemes after the NationWorld Timesal Healthcare Security Administration proposed that eligible regions gradually include therapeutic assisted reproductive services in their medical insurance reimbursement.So far, a total of 12 provincial-level regions including municipalities of Beijing and Shanghai, provinces of Gansu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Shandong, Jilin and Qinghai, as well as Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have already included ART services into their medical insurance system.According to the administration, the infertility rate among the Chinese population of childbearing age is currently estimated at 12 percent to 15 percent.
John Blinken Summary A doctor opens a liquid nitrogen storage container for sperm or eggs at the assisted reproductive medicine…
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