To support births, Chinese capital Beijing adds fertility services to insurance coverage
BEIJING (Reuters) — Beijing will include more than a dozen fertility services in a government-backed medical insurance scheme for the Chinese capital, state media reported on Monday, supporting those seeking to have babies with China's birth rate at a record low.
A total of 16 medical services using assisted reproductive technologies will be covered by the city's state insurance effective from March 26, in a move to "take proactive fertility support measures," according to the Beijing Daily.
The new reproductive coverage could help lower out-of-pocket costs and benefit couples in lower income brackets seeking to have babies and those with little or no access to private medical insurance.
Official data showed China's birth rate dropped to a record low in 2021, extending a downward trend that led the national government last year to begin allowing couples to have up to three children.
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(Marianas Variety)
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