Worries over new insurance

GUANGZHOU: The labor and social security bureau here will release a new medical insurance scheme for migrant workers this year, which will allow them to reclaim as much as 278,000 yuan ($40,882) each annually, a top official said yesterday.

"According to the new plan, we will reimburse each migrant worker's medical expenses up to a maximum of 278,000 yuan every year, Wu Jinming, a director of the medical insurance division of the Guangzhou labor and social security bureau, said.

"Any migrant worker who is not a permanent resident of Guangzhou is qualified for the new insurance policy, as long as his employer pays 48.7 yuan every month," Wu said.