Recently, a communiqué on the development of the national cause for the elderly shocked the society. Data show that China's elderly population aged 60 and above has exceeded 2800 million, accounting for 19 percent of the total population8%, and the elderly population aged 65 and above is also as high as 2100 million, accounting for 14 percent of the total population9%。This figure is not only shocking, but also highlights that China is facing an increasingly serious problem of population aging.
Aging is a major trend in China's social development, but it is undoubtedly a huge challenge for the old-age security system and medical security system. How to properly take care of the huge elderly population and how to ensure their quality of life has become a problem that we must face up to and solve.
It is gratifying that China's pension insurance coverage is continuing to expand. As of the end of 2022, the number of people participating in basic pension insurance has reached 105.3 billion, an increase of 24.36 million over the end of the previous year. In addition, enterprise annuities are also developing steadily, with 12800,000 enterprises have established enterprise annuities, and as many as 30.1 million employees have participated.
In terms of medical security, the number of people enrolled in basic medical insurance nationwide has reached 134.5 billion, and the participation rate is stable at more than 95%. In 2022, the cross-provincial settlement of remote medical treatment has also achieved phased results, and in 2022, the number of ordinary outpatient and emergency, outpatient chronic diseases and inpatient remote medical treatment will reach 110.5 billion passengers.
However, while these figures give us some confidence, we still have work to do. We need to further improve the old-age security system, improve the level of medical security, and ensure that every elderly person can receive the care and care they deserve. The problem of aging is not only a social problem, but also a practical problem related to every family and every person. Let us pay attention to the issue of aging and provide better life and service security for the elderly, which is our common responsibility.
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