"Chengdu urban workers basic medical insurance measures" is the Chengdu Municipal People's Government on November 3, 2008, the 22nd executive meeting to discuss and adopt, since January 1, 2009 shall come into force policy documents.
Medical insurance, generally referred to as basic medical insurance, is a social insurance system established to compensate workers for economic losses caused by the risk of illness. Through the employer and individual contributions, the establishment of a medical insurance fund, the insured person sick visit medical expenses incurred by the medical insurance organization to give them a certain amount of economic compensation.