11/09/2026
A week in hospital left food-delivery rider Zhang Yuanxiang with nearly 10,000 yuan ($1,500) in medical bills. After medical insurance reimbursement, he paid just over 2,000 yuan out of pocket.💳
His experience comes as China works to strengthen medical coverage for its 200 million flexible workers, a group that includes delivery riders, ride-hailing drivers, domestic workers and livestreamers.📱
Over the next three years, China plans to make it easier for them to enroll, transfer and maintain coverage as they change jobs or locations.