[In the first nine months, the maternity insurance fund expenditure exceeded 100 billion yuan, benefiting 33.55 million people] November 2, reporters learned from the National Medical Insurance Administration today that in the first nine months of this year, the maternity insurance fund expenditure exceeded 101 billion yuan, benefiting 33.55 million people, of which maternity subsidy expenditures were 78.161 billion yuan, fully realized and directly paid to individuals. As of now, the number of people insured by maternity insurance nationwide has reached 260 million. 216 coordinated areas in 23 provinces have included flexible employment personnel in the coverage. 322 coordinated areas in 31 provinces have implemented "no out-of-pocket payment" for hospitalized births within the scope of the policy. All provinces have included appropriate assisted reproductive technology in the scope of payment, and labor analgesia has been fully included in medical insurance reimbursement.