Mianyang City’s new rural cooperative medical system has introduced two new policies

A citizen consulted: After the earthquake, how did our city solve the costs of treatment and rehabilitation for the earthquake victims?

Relevant person in charge of the Municipal Health Bureau: During the emergency medical treatment stage, free treatment will be provided to the earthquake victims (including those participating in earthquake relief work); the funds required for rehabilitation treatment services for the earthquake victims will be determined according to different situations. It is included in the coverage of basic medical insurance for urban employees or residents or new rural cooperative medical care, and is insufficient for some special financial subsidies. Before the provincial government’s policy on subsidy for the rehabilitation of earthquake casualties is clear, the expenses incurred will be handled through open accounts.

A citizen consulted: What are the regulations in our city for the transfer of critically ill earthquake victims?

Relevant person in charge of the Municipal Health Bureau: For the treatment of critically ill earthquake victims, we adhere to the "four concentrations" principle of concentrating patients, concentrating experts, concentrating resources and concentrating treatment; for critically ill earthquake victims who need to be transferred to municipal hospitals for treatment , the receiving hospital shall submit an application, and the Municipal Health Bureau will organize expert consultation. If the experts determine that the severity of the injury exceeds the treatment capacity of the local medical institution, the patient may be transferred to a municipal medical institution for treatment.

A citizen consulted: What is the current progress of post-disaster reconstruction of the health system?

Relevant person in charge of the Municipal Health Bureau: The Municipal Health Bureau has completed the disaster assessment of the city’s health system; completed the preparation of the implementation plan for the post-disaster reconstruction plan of Mianyang’s health system and submitted it to the Provincial Health Department and the Municipal Government. The National Development and Reform Commission reviewed and approved; completed the planning and implementation plan for the early launch pilot construction project of Mianyang City's health system. In accordance with unified construction standards and specifications, and in accordance with the national, provincial and municipal pilot work master plans, the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County Leigu Central Health Center, Pingwu County Nanba Central Health Center and Pingwu County Nanba Central Health Center, which were damaged in the "5.12" earthquake, Five construction projects including the Pingtong Town Health Center in Pingwu County, the Qinglian Central Health Center in Jiangyou City, and the Xiaoba Town Health Center in An County are undergoing preliminary pilot projects; various county, city, and municipal medical and health institutions are currently constructing temporary medical institutions. At present, the construction of 51,600 square meters of prefab houses has been completed; the identification and reinforcement repairs of damaged houses are in progress, and we strive to complete the reinforcement repair work before the end of September.

A citizen asked: How effective is our city in post-disaster epidemic prevention at present? What next steps will be taken?

Relevant person in charge of the Municipal Health Bureau: As of now, compared with the same period last year, there are no abnormal changes in the incidence of infectious diseases in the city compared with before the earthquake. There are no outbreaks of infectious diseases and no public health emergencies. occur. In the future, disease prevention and control and health supervision agencies in the disaster areas will be restored as soon as possible and relevant work will be carried out; the focus will be on monitoring and reporting of infectious disease epidemics and public health emergencies, and strengthening the epidemiological investigation and handling of cluster cases; Resume routine vaccination services to prevent the occurrence of targeted infectious diseases; attach great importance to and effectively prevent and control the occurrence and spread of human and animal diseases, and do a good job in the prevention and control of common diseases, frequently-occurring diseases, and summer high temperature and heat stroke; make every effort to ensure the resettlement of disaster-stricken people Food safety in points, concentrated living areas and places where disaster relief materials are distributed, and implement food and drinking water safety supervision responsibilities; strengthen inspections of drinking water in public places such as resettlement sites, schools, hospitals, etc. for disaster-stricken people, and provide necessary drinking water Purify treatment facilities or disinfection facilities to ensure the safety of drinking water for the public; strengthen publicity and education on health and disease prevention, popularize knowledge on health and disease prevention, and enhance people's awareness of participation and self-protection in health and disease prevention.

A citizen consulted: After the earthquake, the normal operation of the new rural cooperative medical system (hereinafter referred to as the new rural cooperative medical system) was stopped in some areas of the hardest-hit areas such as Beichuan, Pingwu, and Anxian in our city. What is the current situation? In addition, what are the new policies for the New Rural Cooperative Medical System in our city after the disaster?

The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Health Bureau: The "5·12" earthquake has brought difficulties to the operation of the new rural cooperative medical system in our city. Some of the hardest-hit counties have indeed stopped operating. However, at present, except for Beichuan, other The place has resumed operations. Regarding the development of New Rural Cooperative Medical Care in our city after the disaster, first, continue to implement the "Notice on Effectively Strengthening the Management of New Rural Cooperative Medical Care" issued by the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government just before the earthquake. In addition, according to the "Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Further Improving Medical, Health and Epidemic Prevention Work in Earthquake-Stricken Areas" (Guobanfa [2008] No. 54), there are clear policies on the New Rural Cooperative Medical System. First, transitional medical care measures will be implemented in the hardest-hit counties and townships this year to provide free basic medical and health services to the affected people, including common diseases, infectious diseases, and health and epidemic prevention. Second, the urban and rural medical assistance funds will help cover the individual contributions required by the needy people in disaster areas to participate in the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance and the New Rural Cooperative Medical Care in 2009 and 2010.