At the Central Economic Work Conference held recently, it was proposed to implement rehabilitation and nursing expansion and upgrading projects, implement a long-term care insurance system, and strengthen care and assistance for disadvantaged groups. According to data from the National Health Security Administration, as of September 2025, the long-term care insurance system covered 190 million people and spent more than 85 billion yuan. Long Ge, deputy director of the Innovation and Risk Management Research Center at the University of Foreign Economics and Trade, said that long-term care insurance is a social insurance that provides basic life care and medical care services or financial security for disabled people who are unable to take care of their own lives. It is commonly known as the “sixth insurance” of social security, and it focuses on covering severely disabled people.

At the Central Economic Work Conference held recently, it was proposed to implement rehabilitation and nursing expansion and upgrading projects, implement a long-term care insurance system, and strengthen care and assistance for disadvantaged groups. According to data from the National Health Security Administration, as of September 2025, the long-term care insurance system covered 190 million people and spent more than 85 billion yuan. Long Ge, deputy director of the Innovation and Risk Management Research Center at the University of Foreign Economics and Trade, said that long-term care insurance is a social insurance that provides basic life care and medical care services or financial security for disabled people who are unable to take care of their own lives. It is commonly known as the “sixth insurance” of social security, and it focuses on covering severely disabled people.