The National Healthcare Security Administration said the long-term care insurance (LTCI) system should be largely implemented nationwide by end-2028. On a unified urban‑rural, universal-coverage principle, regulators will accelerate extending coverage from employees to all urban and rural residents; establish a national unified disability-assessment standard with mutual recognition across regions; speed up cross‑region portability of LTCI benefits; expand the professional care workforce and rais

The National Healthcare Security Administration said the long-term care insurance (LTCI) system should be largely implemented nationwide by end-2028. On a unified urban‑rural, universal-coverage principle, regulators will accelerate extending coverage from employees to all urban and rural residents; establish a national unified disability-assessment standard with mutual recognition across regions; speed up cross‑region portability of LTCI benefits; expand the professional care workforce and raise service accessibility and quality; and align LTCI with subsidies for economically disadvantaged elderly, disabled elderly and care allowances for the severely disabled.