The National Healthcare Security Administration’s 2025 statistical bulletin shows 259.58 mln people participated in maternity insurance, up 6.59 mln from a year earlier (2.6% YoY). There were 35.74 mln maternity insurance beneficiary cases and matern

2026-07-16

The National Healthcare Security Administration’s 2025 statistical bulletin shows 259.58 mln people participated in maternity insurance, up 6.59 mln from a year earlier (2.6% YoY). There were 35.74 mln maternity insurance beneficiary cases and maternity insurance fund outlays totaled 139.38 bln yuan. Nationwide medical assistance payments amounted to 79.42 bln yuan; the assistance fund subsidized 76.66 mln people to enroll in basic medical insurance. Assistance funding shifted further toward outpatient and inpatient care, with 199.16 mln outpatient/inpatient assistance cases implemented; average per-case inpatient assistance was 1,273 yuan and outpatient assistance 86 yuan.