山东提升医保服务质效，筑牢群众健康保障

Core Viewpoint - Shandong province is enhancing the quality and efficiency of medical insurance services to strengthen health security for the public, focusing on reforms in outpatient chronic disease cross-province settlement, instant settlement with designated medical institutions, and long-term care insurance [2][3]. Group 1: Outpatient Chronic Disease Cross-Province Settlement - As of June 30, 2023, Shandong has 2,859 medical institutions supporting the new outpatient chronic disease cross-province direct settlement, with a total of 26,000 cases settled, reducing patient out-of-pocket expenses by 5.66 million yuan [2]. - In 2022, Shandong was the first in the country to implement cross-province direct settlement for five outpatient chronic diseases, achieving a direct settlement rate exceeding 90% [2]. Group 2: Instant Settlement with Designated Medical Institutions - Since January 2023, Shandong has fully launched the instant settlement reform, reducing the settlement cycle from over a month to within 15 working days, benefiting over 33,000 designated medical institutions [3]. - By the end of May 2023, 34.67 million medical expenses had been reimbursed through a "one-stop settlement" platform, benefiting 6.27 million individuals [3]. Group 3: Long-term Care Insurance - Shandong has achieved full coverage of employee long-term care insurance and initiated resident long-term care insurance in 2022, with 54.44 million people insured and 650,000 individuals receiving care benefits as of May 2023 [4]. - The province has also implemented cross-province payment and online application for long-term care insurance, with nearly 1,500 individuals receiving over 20 million yuan in benefits while outside their home province [4].