Govt finds 2 b yuan for health care

Rural residents in the Beijing area will get more subsidies in their medical welfare packages after the municipal government made the biggest increase in funding for health care in recent years.

The Beijing Health Bureau said in a statement on Wednesday that the funding for each rural resident will rise to 520 yuan from 320 yuan.

The change will cost the government nearly 2 billion yuan and ensure the medical needs of the 3 million rural residents around the capital will be better met.