BEIJING: A unified card offering access to multiple services was launched on Sunday, providing residents in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region with access to 22 major social security services, 193 tourist areas, 23 museums, 171 libraries, 64,000 hospitals and 3,909 bus routes.
The initiative was announced during a symposium in Tianjin attended by key leaders from the Communist Party of China and regional governments that also featured a project signing ceremony.
At the event, agreements were reached on cooperation projects worth billions of yuan aimed at advancing initiatives including greenhouse gas emissions reduction, the development of the Zhongguancun Medical Industry Park and new energy projects.
Alliances were also formed at the symposium among the pharmaceutical, new energy and information technology, and intelligent connected vehicle sectors.
Li Baotian, director of the Tianjin Municipal Healthcare Security Bureau, highlighted ongoing efforts to streamline medical insurance reimbursement services in Tianjin.
“Residents in the region no longer need to register with the National Healthcare Security Platform, and they can receive healthcare insurance reimbursement promptly upon receiving a diagnosis or undergoing in-hospital surgery in Tianjin,” he said. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
