1. Applicants should be urban and rural minimum living allowances, rural five-guarantee recipients, urban three-unemployed people, orphans and disabled children supported by the government and other specific groups. Because of their special economic and social status, it is often more difficult for these groups to bear the medical expenses of major diseases.

2. Poor families whose actual daily basic living expenses are lower than the local minimum living standard due to illness are also eligible to apply, which means that even if they do not belong to the above-mentioned specific groups, as long as their families are in financial difficulties due to illness, they have the opportunity to get assistance.

3. Major disease relief refers to the financial support and medical security provided by the state to patients with rare diseases and major diseases by setting up relief funds and providing medical assistance and security. The implementation of this policy aims at ensuring the basic living needs of patients, improving their quality of life and reducing the economic burden of patients and their families.