[Medical insurance overall fund expenditures exceeded 1.7 trillion yuan in the first three quarters of 2026] News on October 21, the National Medical Insurance Administration released data on October 21. From January to September 2026, the total revenue of China's basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance) overall funds was 2.302833 billion yuan, and the total expenditure of basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance) overall funds was 1.751519 billion yuan. Data show that in terms of basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance) unified fund income, the employee basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance) unified fund income is 1.447364 billion yuan, and the urban and rural residents basic medical insurance unified fund income is 855.469 billion yuan. In the first nine months of 2026, the overall fund expenditure of the basic medical insurance for employees (including maternity insurance) was 1,004.428 billion yuan, of which the maternity insurance fund benefit expenditure was 101.010 billion yuan; the expenditure of the basic medical insurance overall fund for urban and rural residents was 747.091 billion yuan. (CCTV News)