2007年2月初,湖南省政府办公厅刚刚下发了《加强城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员救助管理工作的通知》,湘潭市5个职能部门紧接着又联合发文,要求政府部门为流浪乞讨病人提供医疗救治,并为他们买单。湘潭市的《通知》为流浪乞讨病人指定了医疗救助定点医院,明确了救治标准和救治经费 At the beginning of February 2007, the General Office of Hunan Provincial Government just issued a “Circular on Strengthening the Assistance and Management of Homeless Beggars in Urban Life,” and the five functional departments in Xiangtan City jointly released a document asking the government departments to provide information on vagrants and begging patients Provide medical attention and pay for them. Xiangtan City, “Notice” designated for the medical treatment of vagrants and beggars sentinel hospitals, defined the treatment standards and treatment funding