1997年，谷城县结合实际确立了形式多样、因地制宜、乡办乡管、积极稳妥的发展合作医疗思路，积极探索适合各乡镇经济发展水平和农民承受能力的多种合作医疗模式，不断完善新形势下合作医疗运行机制，使合作医疗顺利启动，合作医疗覆盖率不断扩大。截止目前，全县已有11个乡镇 In 1997, Gucheng County established a variety of modes of cooperation and medical treatment based on the actual conditions of various forms, adapting to local conditions, township management, and actively and steadily developing the mode of cooperation. It actively explored a variety of cooperative medical models suitable for the economic development level of all towns and villages and the farmers’ ability to bear and continuously improve new ones. Under the situation, the cooperative medical operation mechanism enabled the smooth start-up of cooperative medical care, and the coverage of cooperative medical care continued to expand. Up to now, there are 11 townships in the county