TIBET: 130,500 urban Tibetans have medical insurance

. BEIJING, China / People.com / October 23, 2009 To date, 130,500 urban Tibetan people were covered by the basic medical insurance for urban residents. The annual medical subsidy for urban Tibetan residents has increased from 80 to 120 yuan. To encourage hospital deliver, urban pregnant women enjoying from the basic medical insurance can get a one hundred percent reimbursement in fund of giving birth in hospital. Nearly 1,000 clerks from Tibet's banking sector sing and dance in Lhasa last month. Photo: Xinhua Under the medical insurance, advancement payment for first hospitalization has drop to 100, 200 and 400 yuan respectively in hospitals under first, second and third levels. [rc] Source: China Tibet Information Center Copyright by People's Daily Online