据省劳动和社会保障厅统计,到广州市2001年12月1日正式启动医改止,我省已有22个地级以上统筹地区全部实施了医疗保险制度。到2001年11月底,全省参加医疗保险人数达463万人,比去年底增加136万人,增长41.6％。全省共征收医疗保险基金21.6亿元,收缴率为98％,医疗保险统筹基金收支平衡,略有节余,医疗保险 According to statistics from the Provincial Department of Labor and Social Security, the medical reform was officially launched on December 1, 2001 in Guangzhou. In 22 provinces and regions above the prefecture level, the province has already implemented a medical insurance system. By the end of November 2001, the number of people participating in medical insurance in the province reached 4.63 million, an increase of 1.36 million from the end of last year, an increase of 41.6%. The province collected a total of 2.16 billion yuan in medical insurance funds, and the collection rate was 98%. The balance of medical insurance co-ordinating funds was balanced, with slight savings, and medical insurance.