Are Chinese residents’ medical insurance payment standards increasing too fast? National Medical Insurance Administration’s response. In 2023, the individual payment standard for medical insurance for urban and rural residents in China is 380 yuan (RMB, the same below) Some people believe that compared with the payment standard of 10 yuan per person when the "New Rural Cooperative Medical System" was established in 2003, the current payment standard has increased too fast.

Behind the rise in medical insurance financing standards is a greater improvement in the level of medical insurance services.