Beijing to subsidize accident insurance for elderly people
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="subsidized">subsidized</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="faked">faked</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="inflicted">inflicted</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 60 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>, <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stadiums">stadiums</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="age">age</span> 60 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="between">between</span> 50 <span word="and">and</span> 60 <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="retired">retired</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="Insurance">Insurance</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="wishing">wishing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="of">of</span> 17 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($2.80), <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="payout">payout</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> 50,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 70,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="categories">categories</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="premiums">premiums</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p>
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