China's medical insurance fund paid 150 bln yuan COVID vaccine expenses in 2021-22

The health insurance fund paid PCR testing expenses worth 4.3 billion yuan in 2022, the administration said.

Reuters

Updated On Mar 9, 2023 at 05:24 PM IST

Beijing: China's total settlement of COVID-19 vaccine expenses from its medical insurance fund nationwide was more than 150 billion yuan ($21.55 billion) in 2021-22, the National Healthcare Security Administration said in a statement on Thursday.

The health insurance fund paid PCR testing expenses worth 4.3 billion yuan in 2022, the administration said.