3 trillion. Under the background of complicated international and domestic economic situation, the National Medical Insurance Bureau has taken measures such as centralized procurement of drugs and medical consumables, negotiation of medical insurance drug list access, and reform of payment methods. In 2020, the current balance of the national basic medical insurance fund was about 270 billion yuan, and the accumulated balance exceeded 3 trillion yuan for the first time.

However, the accumulated balance of the medical insurance fund is not balanced enough. Half of the accumulated balance of medical insurance fund is concentrated in six eastern provinces, and the accumulated balance per capita in three northeastern provinces is only half of the national average.

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COVID-19 vaccine expenses mainly use the accumulated balance of medical insurance fund.

65438 10 9, Li Tao, deputy director of the National Health Insurance Bureau, said at the press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council Office that after the COVID-19 vaccine is conditionally listed, the cost will no longer be borne by the individual residents, but will be borne by the medical insurance fund and finance.

Mainly use the accumulated balance of the medical insurance fund and financial funds to bear the cost of vaccines and vaccination in COVID-19, which will neither affect the current income and expenditure of the medical insurance fund nor affect everyone's treatment.

Yang guang. Com- National Medical Insurance Bureau: Use the rolling balance of medical insurance fund to pay the vaccine cost in COVID-19.