Today, the State Administration of Taxation and the National Medical Security Administration provide answers to specific work and business operations related to the periodic reduction of basic medical insurance premiums for employees. It is clear that in areas where the implementation of the periodic reduction of basic medical insurance premiums for employees, the starting month of policy implementation is unified to February 2020, and must not be postponed.
In order to effectively reduce the burden on enterprises and effectively support the resumption of work and production, on February 21, 2020, the National Medical Security Bureau, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued the "Guidelines on Reduction of Basic Medical Insurance Premiums for Employees in a Period". The relevant person in charge said that the total number of months for the implementation period of the reduction policy shall not exceed 5 months, and the specific termination month shall be implemented in accordance with the specific implementation measures of the overall planning area. The reduction policy is defined as the employee's basic medical insurance premium for the period in which the payment belongs, and the insured unit pays the arrears before the implementation of the reduction policy and the employee's basic medical insurance premium after the termination of the reduction policy is not included in the reduction. Levy policy scope.
In areas where the implementation of periodic reductions in basic medical insurance premiums for employees, for the basic medical insurance premiums that have been collected in February 2020, the relevant departments will re-approve the amount of contributions payable by participating units and accurately determine the amount of reductions. For the reduced amount, priority is given to the direct refund. Relevant departments initiate fee refunds in batches according to their procedures, without the need for payers to submit applications and submit relevant materials. If the participating unit is willing, it can also offset the unit payment in the following months.
All localities should strengthen departmental cooperation, simplify the processing process, improve the processing efficiency, shorten the processing time, ensure that the reduced fees are refunded to the account in a timely manner, and notify the participating units of the processing results in an appropriate manner as soon as possible. In areas where the basic medical insurance premiums for employees are gradually reduced, the participating entities faithfully report their payment bases and applicable rates to the tax or medical insurance agency. Relevant departments will optimize the application items and prepare the information system in advance so that the participating units can accurately enjoy the reduction policy and pay in strict accordance with the amount payable after deducting the reduction fee.
In addition, localities should proactively publicize the implementation of periodic reductions in the collection of basic medical insurance premiums for employees, and answer relevant hotspot issues of concern to all parties. Payers can make inquiries through the official website of the local medical insurance and tax department, or they can inquire about related issues through the local medical insurance consultation hotline or 12366 tax service hotline. For the problems, difficulties and demands encountered by the payers in enjoying the policy, the relevant departments will Prompt processing and feedback.
Reporter Liu Huan