Health Insurance Pool Revenue Hits 2.07 Trillion Yuan in First Eight Months

The National Healthcare Security Administration recently released data showing that from January to August 2026, total revenue for China's basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance) pooling fund reached 2.072772 trillion yuan, while total expenditure was 1.550414 trillion yuan, with the overall operation of the health insurance fund remaining stable. Data indicates that in terms of basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance) pooling fund revenue, employee basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance) pooling fund revenue totaled 1.281317 trillion yuan, while urban and rural resident basic medical insurance pooling fund revenue was 791.455 billion yuan. In the first eight months of 2026, employee basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance) pooling fund expenditure reached 889.349 billion yuan, including 88.929 billion yuan in maternity insurance benefit payments; urban and rural resident basic medical insurance pooling fund expenditure was 661.065 billion yuan. (Xinhua News Agency)