党的十七大报告提出“人人享有基本医疗卫生服务”的新要求,并强调建立基本医疗卫生制度要“以农村为重点”。2003年开始建立的新型农村合作医疗制度,到今年9月底已覆盖了全国85%以上的县(市,区),为全国农民提供基本医疗保障。新中国成立以来,党和政府始终关心农民健康。由于历史原因,从上世纪50年代到90年代后 The report of the 17th National Party Congress put forward the new requirement of “everyone has access to basic medical and health services” and emphasized that the establishment of a basic medical and health care system should “focus on rural areas.” The new rural cooperative medical system that was established in 2003 has covered more than 85% of counties (cities, districts) nationwide by the end of September this year, providing basic medical insurance for farmers across the country. Since the founding of New China, the party and the government have always been concerned about the health of farmers. Due to historical reasons, from the 1950s to the 1990s