National medical bulk-buy program to be expanded
3 years, 1 month ago

National medical bulk-buy program to be expanded

China Daily  

The National Healthcare Security Administration in Beijing. The expanding list of drugs and medical consumables included in China's bulk-buy program is expected to cover traditional Chinese medicines and more orthopedic and dental implants this year, the National Healthcare Security Administration said on Friday. "Centralized procurement programs in China have become regular, and the bidding processes, as well as supportive policies to ensure quality, supplies, distribution and use of selected medical products are getting better," he said. Chen said that by the end of this year, there should be more than 350 medications included in national or regional procurement programs in each province, along with no less than five types of high-value medical consumables. "This year, we plan to roll out bulk-buy programs targeting medical consumables in high public demand, such as spinal consumables," Chen said.

China Medical Chinese Chen Program Medical Consumables  consumables  types  medical  program  programs  procurement  included  expanded  national  bulkbuy  prices  medications

History of this topic

China to solicit opinions on improving centralized drug procurement
2 months, 1 week ago

China to solicit opinions on improving centralized drug procurement

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's health authorities will gather opinions and suggestions on the country's centralized drug procurement program, following concerns about potential quality risks associated with certain procured drugs, the National Healthcare Security Administration said on Monday. The NHSA, in collaboration with other related departments, will on Tuesday send experts to Shanghai, where they will hear suggestions from the political advisors …

Shanghai reviews quality of drugs in healthcare system
2 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai reviews quality of drugs in healthcare system

China Daily  

The National Healthcare Security Administration said on Monday that it will soon dispatch a team of government officials to Shanghai to solicit opinions on the quality of drugs involved in centralized procurement programs. During the ongoing annual sessions of Shanghai's legislative and political advisory bodies, several political advisors and medical experts have voiced concerns over the efficacy of generic medications …

China to solicit opinions on improving centralized drug procurement
2 months, 1 week ago

China to solicit opinions on improving centralized drug procurement

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's health authorities will gather opinions and suggestions on the country's centralized drug procurement program, following concerns about potential quality risks associated with certain procured drugs, the National Healthcare Security Administration said on Monday. The NHSA, in collaboration with other related departments, will on Tuesday send experts to Shanghai, where they will hear suggestions from the political advisors …

China slashes cochlear implant prices in landmark bulk buy program
3 months, 1 week ago

China slashes cochlear implant prices in landmark bulk buy program

China Daily  

China's first centralized procurement program for cochlear implants has dramatically reduced their average cost, cutting prices from over 200,000 yuan to around 50,000 yuan, the National Healthcare Security Administration announced Thursday. Five domestic and international companies secured bids for the implants through a bulk buying program held in Tianjin, according to a preliminary list released by the administration. The procurement …

China further expands basic medical insurance portfolio
3 months, 1 week ago

China further expands basic medical insurance portfolio

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China has opted for a further expansion of its basic medical insurance portfolio through enriching its medical insurance drug catalog, increasing centralized medicine procurement, and including more medical services in the scheme, a Saturday conference on medical insurance work revealed. According to details released at this industry work conference, 91 new drugs have been added to the latest …

China further expands basic medical insurance portfolio
3 months, 1 week ago

China further expands basic medical insurance portfolio

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China has opted for a further expansion of its basic medical insurance portfolio through enriching its medical insurance drug catalog, increasing centralized medicine procurement, and including more medical services in the scheme, a Saturday conference on medical insurance work revealed. According to details released at this industry work conference, 91 new drugs have been added to the latest …

China's health program to support financial burden on patients
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China's health program to support financial burden on patients

China Daily  

A new round of China's bulk buy program for drugs will include 385 products from 234 companies in an effort to further reduce the financial burden of patients, according to the National Healthcare Security Administration. The bulk buy program sees drug manufacturers cutting prices of generic drugs for large-volume contracts with public hospitals. According to preliminary bidding results released on …

China's health program to support financial burden on patients
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China's health program to support financial burden on patients

China Daily  

A new round of China's bulk buy program for drugs will include 385 products from 234 companies in an effort to further reduce the financial burden of patients, according to the National Healthcare Security Administration. The bulk buy program sees drug manufacturers cutting prices of generic drugs for large-volume contracts with public hospitals. According to preliminary bidding results released on …

China to deepen medical, healthcare reform in 2024
8 months, 1 week ago

China to deepen medical, healthcare reform in 2024

China Daily  

China has released a list of healthcare reform tasks for 2024, including measures related to public healthcare services, the development of public hospitals and reform in relation to medicine. At a national conference on China's health development and deepening healthcare reform that ended in late June, policymakers and practitioners discussed topics including public hospital reforms, medicine supply and medical insurance. …

Domestic novel drugs R&D makes headway
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Domestic novel drugs R&D makes headway

China Daily  

Development of innovative drugs in China has gathered momentum in recent years thanks to ramped-up research spending and rollout of policies that facilitate international collaboration and market authorization, said experts and industry insiders. "From 2015 to last year, China has granted market approval for 451 types of innovative drugs, with about one-third of them developed by homegrown companies," he said. …

Medical reimbursement offers young patient hope
1 year ago

Medical reimbursement offers young patient hope

China Daily  

For Ren, a young patient with a rare disease in Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the inclusion of a novel drug in China's latest medical reimbursement list, which took effect at the beginning of this year, has not only relieved a financial burden, but also bolstered her hope of leading a normal life. China's national medical reimbursement list …

Authorities requisition medical supplies production across China in face of COVID-19 surge
2 years, 3 months ago

Authorities requisition medical supplies production across China in face of COVID-19 surge

Firstpost  

To address nationwide shortages, more than a dozen Chinese pharmaceutical firms have been tapped by officials to help ‘secure supplies’ of key drugs, a euphemism for requisitioning, according to interviews and local media Beijing, China: China has requisitioned medical supplies production across the country as millions struggle to obtain basic drugs and testing kits in the face of a surge …

每日一词∣ 药品和高值医用耗材集中带量采购 bulk-buying of drugs and high-value medical consumables
3 years, 2 months ago

每日一词∣ 药品和高值医用耗材集中带量采购 bulk-buying of drugs and high-value medical consumables

China Daily  

1月10日召开的国务院常务会议决定常态化制度化开展药品和高值医用耗材集中带量采购，进一步降低患者医药负担。 China will carry out centralized bulk-buying of drugs and high-value medical consumables on a regular and institutionalized basis, to further lower medical costs for patients, according to a decision made at the State Council's Executive Meeting on January 10. 2021年1月1日，在枣庄市妇幼保健院儿童ICU病房，医护人员为4岁的脊髓性肌萎缩症患儿注射靶向治疗药物诺西那生钠。诺西那生钠注射液2019年进入中国市场时，每针价格近70万元。在2021年国家医保目录药品谈判中，该注射液以3.3万元每针的价格进入新版医保药品目录。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 国家医药费用的构成中有这样一个现象——药品成本占据很大的比重。早些时候，药品在医疗整体费用中占比超过60%，这些年经过不断的降低药价，包括药品零加成政策的实施，以及医政部门对“药占比”的控制，药品费用占据的比重确实有所下降。但对于就诊患者而言，药品花费超过50%的比重，依然是一种常态。 为了降低药品价格，近年来药品和高值医用耗材集中带量采购改革不断推进，用市场化机制挤压了医药价格虚高，累计节约医保和患者支出2600多亿元，也促进了国内医药产品研发和质量提升。下一步，要推动集中带量采购常态化、制度化并提速扩面，让患者受益。截至目前，药品国家集采已经开展了六批7轮（含“4+7扩围集采”）。 【重要讲话】 全面取消以药养医，健全药品供应保障制度。 We will put an end to the practices of hospitals funding their operations with …

每日一词∣ 药品和高值医用耗材集中带量采购 bulk-buying of drugs and high-value medical consumables
3 years, 2 months ago

每日一词∣ 药品和高值医用耗材集中带量采购 bulk-buying of drugs and high-value medical consumables

China Daily  

1月10日召开的国务院常务会议决定常态化制度化开展药品和高值医用耗材集中带量采购，进一步降低患者医药负担。 China will carry out centralized bulk-buying of drugs and high-value medical consumables on a regular and institutionalized basis, to further lower medical costs for patients, according to a decision made at the State Council's Executive Meeting on January 10. 2021年1月1日，在枣庄市妇幼保健院儿童ICU病房，医护人员为4岁的脊髓性肌萎缩症患儿注射靶向治疗药物诺西那生钠。诺西那生钠注射液2019年进入中国市场时，每针价格近70万元。在2021年国家医保目录药品谈判中，该注射液以3.3万元每针的价格进入新版医保药品目录。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 国家医药费用的构成中有这样一个现象——药品成本占据很大的比重。早些时候，药品在医疗整体费用中占比超过60%，这些年经过不断的降低药价，包括药品零加成政策的实施，以及医政部门对“药占比”的控制，药品费用占据的比重确实有所下降。但对于就诊患者而言，药品花费超过50%的比重，依然是一种常态。 为了降低药品价格，近年来药品和高值医用耗材集中带量采购改革不断推进，用市场化机制挤压了医药价格虚高，累计节约医保和患者支出2600多亿元，也促进了国内医药产品研发和质量提升。下一步，要推动集中带量采购常态化、制度化并提速扩面，让患者受益。截至目前，药品国家集采已经开展了六批7轮（含“4+7扩围集采”）。 【重要讲话】 全面取消以药养医，健全药品供应保障制度。 We will put an end to the practices of hospitals funding their operations with …

Drugmakers cut prices by 51% to secure access to Chinese market
4 years, 3 months ago

Drugmakers cut prices by 51% to secure access to Chinese market

Al Jazeera  

AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline and BeiGene plan to cut prices on some drugs so they can be covered by China’s insurance fund. Drugmakers from AstraZeneca Plc and GlaxoSmithKline Plc to BeiGene Ltd. agreed to cut prices on some of their newest drugs in China by an average of 51% in order to be covered by the country’s national insurance fund. The latest …

New drug price markups show positive results
7 years, 10 months ago

New drug price markups show positive results

China Daily  

A patient is given her physical checkup results at a community medical service center in Beijing in April, after a comprehensive medical reform started in the capital. Cost of drugs eases; patients shift toward community clinics for care A move to scrap drug price markups has shown early signs of success in optimizing medical resources－particularly the work of specialists－and in …

China removes price cap for low-cost medicines
10 years, 10 months ago

China removes price cap for low-cost medicines

China Daily  

BEIJING - The retail price cap of low-cost medicines in China will be scrapped to revive dampened production caused by weak profits and ensure supply of essential drugs, the country's top economic planner and regulator announced Thursday. Restriction on maximum prices of 280 Western medicines and 250 Chinese patent drugs, previously priced low by the government to relieve patients' medical …

Discover Related