《国务院关于开展城镇居民基本医疗保险试点的指导意见》(简称《指导意见》)已于近日出台,国务院确定的2007年首批79个试点城市也要在9月底前出台实施方案并正式启动。从理论到操作,居民医保走过了怎样的历程?而《指导意见》的出台,又为中国的医疗保障预示着怎样的前景?为此,本刊特邀国内外专家学者共同圈点…… The Guiding Opinions of the State Council on Piloting Basic Medical Insurance for Urban Residents (referred to as Guiding Opinions) have recently come into force. The first batch of 79 pilot cities set by the State Council in 2007 must also be put into operation by the end of September and have been officially launched. From theory to operation, residents have gone through a course of medical insurance? The “Guiding Opinion” introduced, but also for China’s medical insurance foreshadowed what kind of prospects? To this end, the magazine invited domestic and foreign experts and scholars in a common circle ......