Archive for April, 2021
Medical Reform involving all urban employees
Recently, the State Council issued the “Opinions on Improving the Mutual-Aid Mechanism for Covering Outpatient Bills in the Employed Medical Insurance System.” According to the “Opinion”, employees’ medical insurance premiums paid by their employers should be consolidated into a fund that can cover outpatient bills to improve the Mutual-Aid Mechanism. The “Opinion” clarifies that individual insurance accounts can be used to pay for the medical cost incurred by the insured person, his or her spouse, parent and children at designated medical institutions, as well as the cost incurred by the insured person for the purchase of drugs, medical equipment and medical devices at designated retailed pharmacies.
涉及3亿多参保人，这项医保改革有哪些重点？
来源：医药网 2021.04.23
日前，国务院办公厅印发《关于建立健全职工基本医疗保险门诊共济保障机制的指导意见》。《意见》提出，将单位缴纳的医疗保险费全部计入统筹基金，并将门诊费用纳入统筹基金支付范围，健全门诊共济保障机制。 《意见》明确，个人账户可以用于支付参保人员本人及其配偶、父母、子女在定点医疗机构就医发生的由个人负担的医疗费用，以及在定点零售药店购买药品、医疗器械及医用耗材发生的由个人负担的费用
Hainan Free Trade Port: implementing online sales of prescription drugs
On April 8th, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the “Opinions on Supporting the Special Measures to Expand Market Access in the Hainan Free Trade Port.” The “Opinion” indicates that an e-prescription center be contracted in Lecheng to support the online sale of prescription drugs that are not expressly regulated under the national drug administration law. The e-prescription center should be connected to internet hospitals, prescription systems of Hainan medical institutions, various prescription drugs sales platforms, health insurance information platforms, payment and claims processing institutions, and commercial insurance institutions, thereby realizing an “Integrated Online Platform” for the collection of prescription-related information, prescription drugs purchasing, information security certification, and medical insurance claims processing.
海南自贸港：处方药网售落地
来源：医药网 2021.04.20
4月8日，国家发改委发布《关于支持海南自由贸易港建设放宽市场准入若干特别措施的意见》。《意见》指出，要在乐城先行区建立海南电子处方中心，对于在国内上市销售的处方药，除国家药品管理法明确实行特殊管理的药品外，全部允许依托电子处方中心进行互联网销售，不再另行审批。海南电子处方中心对接互联网医院、海南医疗机构处方系统、各类处方药销售平台、医保信息平台与支付结算机构、商业类保险机构，实现处方相关信息统一归集及处方药购买、信息安全认证、医保结算等事项“一网通办”。
The State Council: liberating online drug selling
On April 15th, the State Council issued the “Opinions on Further Improving the Reforms of ‘Streamline the Government, Delegate Power, and Improve the Government Services.'” According to the “Opinion”, prescription drugs that are not under State supervision are allowed to be sold online as long as the source of electronic prescriptions is valid.
国务院：网售处方药部分放开！电子处方需真实可靠！
来源：医药网 2021.04.20
4月15日，国务院发布《关于服务“六稳”“六保”进一步做好“放管服”改革有关工作的意见》（以下简称《意见》）。《意见》提出，在确保电子处方来源真实可靠的前提下，允许网络销售除国家实行特殊管理的药品以外的处方药。