Residents in Jiangsu province have been ensured direct settlement for trans-provincial medical expenses when seeking medical treatment at hospitals in any of the 41 cities in the Yangtze River Delta.
A woman from Jiashan county of Zhejiang and another woman from Qingpu district of Shanghai went through the settlement of medical expenses at the outpatient clinic of Suzhou No. 9 Hospital.
2.3 million residents from Qingpu district of Shanghai, Wujiang district of Suzhou, Jiangsu and Jiashan County of Zhejiang will be entitled to the direct settlement of medical expenses while seeking medical services at the 85 designated hospitals in the three county-level regions. Qingpu, Jiashan and Wujiang are the three regions in the Yangtze River Delta Ecological and Green Integration Development Demonstration Zone.
Patients in Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Anhui have gained the access to direct settlement of trans-provincial medical expenses in the Yangtze River Delta through information sharing and online registration for trans-provincial medical services.
The 41 cities in the Yangtze River Delta region, which generates more than one-fifth of the country's GDP, have announced ambitious goals on Tuesday to build the area into a world-class city cluster characterized by top-notch industrial combinations and an interconnected traffic network.
The city cluster would span Shanghai as well as Zhejiang, along with Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. They would feature economic vitality, capabilities in innovation, efficient space utilization, high-end talent pool, smooth resource flows, and a green environment.
