The volume of the new edition of the base medicines nearly doubled, 200 Chinese medicines were selected

What are the changes in the new National Essential Drug Directory in 2012 compared to the first edition? On the afternoon of the 4th, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Minister of Health Chen Wei interviewed the reporter and said that the upcoming new edition of the basic medicine list is expected to cover the necessary medication for medical institutions including some large hospitals.

Chen Yun introduced that in 2009 China introduced the first edition of the National Essential Drug List, and this year made some adjustments based on this. According to the situation of drug supplementation in various places, the Ministry of Health has summarized some of the high usage rates and added them. The first edition was mainly for common diseases and there were no anticancer drugs. The new directory adds some specialist medicines.

"The 307 kinds of basic medicine list are certainly not enough." Chen Xi said, "In the new list of basic medicines, Western medicine is mainly recommended by the World Health Organization, about 400 kinds, and there will be 200 kinds of Chinese medicines. We will have a comparison. Suitable directory."

In response to the expensive medical problem, Chen Xi said, "This year, children with leukemia, children with congenital heart disease, women with cervical cancer and other 8 major diseases will implement a high-level reimbursement system. Reimbursement systems for 12 major diseases such as digestive tract cancer and lung cancer will also be implemented. One-third of regional pilots."

However, merely improving the level of medical insurance cannot completely curb the surge in medical expenses. "Excessive medical care and excessive drug use are also important factors that cause unreasonably rapid growth of costs." In this regard, Chen Xi has some words of concern. "We have our own national conditions. Doctors' diagnosis and medication should be matched with the ability to pay for medical insurance." It is not necessary to use expensive basic drugs."

Cutting off “taking medicine to support medical care” is a prescription given by Chen Hao, and it is also the focus of public hospital reforms. “The trial cities of public hospitals reformed by 300 county-level hospitals and 17 countries will be the first to test water and medical separation this year. ”