Economy

Beijing vows to extend medicare coverage to all

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-06-13 11:42

BEIJING -- Beijing Saturday launched a medicare reform vowing to increase medical resources so as to cover the city's 17 million permanent residents into its medicare system.

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Mayor Guo Jinlong said the city government has earmarked 33.7 billion yuan ($4.9 billion) for carrying out the reform in the next two years.