At a State Council press briefing, National Healthcare Security Administration deputy director Wang Wenjun said maternity insurance now covers 260 million people. Twenty-two provinces (193 pooling regions) have extended coverage to flexibly employed workers. Twenty-eight provinces (303 pooling regions) have implemented zero out‑of‑pocket inpatient childbirth within policy scope. All provinces have included appropriate assisted reproductive technologies in payment scope, and labor analgesia is no

At a State Council press briefing, National Healthcare Security Administration deputy director Wang Wenjun said maternity insurance now covers 260 million people. Twenty-two provinces (193 pooling regions) have extended coverage to flexibly employed workers. Twenty-eight provinces (303 pooling regions) have implemented zero out‑of‑pocket inpatient childbirth within policy scope. All provinces have included appropriate assisted reproductive technologies in payment scope, and labor analgesia is now fully reimbursable under medical insurance.