贫与病往往是一对孪生体,在我国贫困人口中,因病致贫的大约占1/3甚至更多。农村的贫困户无力支付医疗费的现象更是屡见不鲜。为缓解农村特困居民患重大疾病的医疗困难,保障特困居民的基本生活权益,进一步促进农村社会保障制度的完善和经济与社会的协调发展,依据国 Poverty and sickness are often twins. In China’s poor population, about one third or more of the poor are caused by illness. It is not uncommon for rural poor households to afford medical expenses. In order to alleviate the medical difficulties of rural residents suffering from serious diseases, safeguard the basic living rights and interests of the destitute residents, and further promote the improvement of rural social security system and the coordinated development of economy and society,