Supervising the drug price and investigating the cost price
On December 6th, the National Medical Insurance Bureau issued the “Opinions on Supervising the Drug Price.” The “Opinion” indicated that a pricing system that depends on the market should be encouraged, and the centralised procurement with defined quantities, of which the drug price depends on the quantities and the bidding process combines with the procurement, should be further implemented. The “Opinion” also stipulated that a pre-warning system of abnormal drug price movements and an investigation system of the cost price of drugs should be established as well.
国家医保局发布文件：监管药品价格 调查成本
来源：医药网 2019.12.09
12月6日，国家医保局发布《关于做好当前药品价格管理工作的意见》（以下简称《意见》）。《意见》指出，坚持市场调节药品价格的总体方向；坚持“带量采购、量价挂钩、招采合一”的方针。《意见》要求，应建立价格供应异常变动监测预警机制，并完善药品价格成本调查工作机制。
Establishing a nationwide unified procurement platform of drugs
On November 29th, the National Health Commission issued the “Notification on Measures of Deepening the Reform of the Medical and Healthcare System depending on the Centralised Procurement and Use of Drugs.” The “Notification” emphasised that a nationwide unified procurement platform based on provincial centralised procurement platforms should be established, in which the drug codes and procurement standards should be unified so that the drug price can be linked together nationwide. In addition, corporate groups, integrated healthcare organisations, private medical institutions, and pharmacies are encouraged to implement centralised procurement to develop a pricing system that depends on the market. The “Notification” also stipulated that the medical insurance administrative agencies instead of hospitals should pay for the drugs to manufacturers and distributors directly.
医药行业变革：建设全国采购平台 全国价格联动
来源：医药网 2019.12.02
11月29日，国家卫健委体制改革司发布《国务院深化医药卫生改革领导小组印发关于以药品集中采购和使用为突破口进一步深化医药卫生体制改革若干政策措施的通知》。《通知》强调，应依托省级集中采购平台构建全国公共采购市场，统一编码、标准和功能规范，推进价格等相关信息互联互通，促进全国价格联动；鼓励探索集团采购、医联体采购等方式形成合理价格，鼓励非公立医疗机构、社会药店等积极参与，共同推动形成以市场为主导的药品价格形成机制；《通知》还要求，应由医保经办机构直接与生产或流通企业结算药品货款。
Online drug selling is being supervised
Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the “Negative List of Market access (2019 version),” which proposed that drug production and trading companies are not allowed to sell prescription drugs directly to the public through mail or internet trade.
网络售药行为进一步规范，邮寄处方药全面叫停
来源：制药网 2019.11.23
日前，国家发改委、商务部联合发布《市场准入负面清单（2019年版）》。其中明确提出：“药品生产、经营企业不得违反规定采用邮寄、互联网交易等方式直接向公众销售处方药。”
Supervising drug use in public hospitals in Inner Mongolia
On November 18th, the office of the Inner Mongolia Health Commission issued the “Notification on Implementing the Test and Analysis of Drug Use in Public Health Institutions.” The “Notification” stipulates that Inner Mongolia will select all the Tertiary, 50% of the Secondary, and 10% of the Primary medical insurance to analyse the drug use according to the stipulation of the National Health Commission. Therefore, the safety, effectiveness, and property rights of drug use will be comprehensively evaluated.
内蒙古卫健委发文：监测公立医院药品使用
来源：医药网 2019.11.21
11月18日，内蒙古自治区卫健委办公室发布《关于开展公立医疗卫生机构药品使用检测分析工作的通知》（以下简称《通知》）。《通知》提出，内蒙古将按照国家卫建委的相关要求，选取所有三级公立医疗卫生机构、50%二级公立医疗卫生机构以及10%基层公立医疗机构开展药品使用监测分析，由此对药品临床使用的安全性、有效性、经济性等开展综合评价。
Standardising DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) payment
On October 23rd, the National Medical Insurance Bureau issued the “Notification on Technical Specifications and Grouping Plans of Pilot Works of DRG Payment” including the “Technical Specifications of DRG Grouping and Payment” and “Grouping Plans of DRG(CHS-DRG) Payment.” The “Notification” stipulated that because the CHS-DRG covers nearly all treatments of diseases, it will become the only standard for DRG payment implemented by the National Medical Insurance. In addition, pilot cities of DRG payment should execute the “Grouping Plan” and formulate local subdivided DRGs according to the unified guidelines of grouping and the actual situation of each city.
国家医保局发文 DRG付费标准正式走向统一
来源： 医药网 2019.10.25
10月23日，国家医保局正式公布《关于疾病诊断相关分组（DRG）付费国家试点技术规范和分组方案的通知》，包含《国家医疗保障DRG分组与付费技术规范》和《国家医疗保障DRG（CHS-DRG）分组方案》。《通知》指出，CHS-DRG可基本实现疾病治疗全覆盖，将成为全国医保部门实行DRG付费的唯一标准；各试点城市应严格执行《分组方案》，按照统一的分组操作指南，并结合各地实际情况制定本地的细分DRG分组。
Improving the supply system of shortage medicines
Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued the “Guiding Opinions on Maintaining the Price and Supply of Shortage Medicines.” The “Guiding Opinion” stipulated that a national multi-source information collection platform for shortage medicines and a monitoring system for this platform should be established to realise information sharing of APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) and pharmaceutical preparations in terms of their registration, production, procurement, and price. As for the drugs in the shortages list, pharmaceutical enterprises are allowed to quote their price on the provincial-level centralised drug procurement platform or on the internet so that medical institutions can purchase them on demand.
国办：强化药品价格常态化监管 完善短缺药品供应体系
来源：医药网 2019.10.14
近日，国务院办公厅印发《关于进一步做好短缺药品保供稳价工作的意见》（以下简称《意见》）。《意见》指出，应建立国家短缺药品多源信息采集平台和协同监测机制，实现原料药和制剂在注册、生产、采购、价格等方面的信息联通共享；对于短缺药品清单中的品种，允许企业在省级药品集中采购平台上自主报价、直接挂网，医疗机构自主采购。
“Prescription Sharing” supported
On September 29th, 21 commission and administrations, including the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Healthcare Security Administration, the National Health Commission, the National Medical Product Administration, jointly issued the “Guideline of Promoting a High-quality Development of the Health Industry (2019-2022).” The “Guideline” stipulated that channels for the interconnection and real-time sharing of information on drug consumption and on prescriptions of online diagnosis and treatment should be established nationwide. In the meantime, third-party platforms are suggested to deliver online prescribed drugs to encourage Medical e-commerces to offer “ordering online and delivered offline” services.
21部门发文力挺处方外流
来源：医药网 2019.09.30
9月29日，国家发改委、国家医保局、国家卫健委、国家药监局等21部委联合发布《促进健康产业高质量发展行动纲要（2019-2022年）》（下称“行动纲要”）。《行动纲要》要求，各地应建立互联网诊疗处方信息与药品零售消费信息互联互通、实时共享的渠道；支持在线开具处方药品的第三方配送；加速医药电商发展向患者提供“网订（药）店取，网订(药)店送”等服务。
Nationwide implementation of National Organised Centralised Procurement and Use of Drugs
On September 24th, 2019, more than 20 provinces and districts all over the country have launched a joint procurement of drugs. Thereby the pilot work on National Organised Centralised Procurement and Use of Drugs is extended from 11 big cities to nationwide. The price of all medicines was lower than the price of selected drugs in “4+7.”
医保局：国家组织药品集中采购和使用试点扩至全国
来源：医药网 2019.09.25
9月24日，全国二十多个省、区启动药品联合招标采购，国家组织药品集中采购和使用试点由11个城市扩大至全国。在此次扩围采购中，药品价格都降低到不高于此前11个试点城市中选价格的水平。
Internet Hospital established by Yifeng Pharmacy
On September 19th, Yifeng Pharmacy announced a joint venture with Visum Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to establish Hainan Yifeng Medical Technology Co., Ltd., which aims to provide patients with services such as Internet Hospitals, Prescription Sharing Platform, family doctors, health management, online medical consultations, and patient education.
他来了！这家连锁药店巨头开建互联网医院
来源：新浪医药新闻 2019.09.22
9月19日，益丰大药房宣布与海南华益合资设立海南益丰医疗科技有限公司，旨在为用户提供互联网医院、处方流转平台、家庭私人医生、健康管理、轻问诊、患者教育等服务。
The National Medical Insurance Bureau issued new regulations
On August 30th, the National Medical Insurance Bureau issued the “Guidelines of Improving the price management of the ‘Internet+’ Medical Services and the Policies of Medical Insurance Payment.” The “Guidelines” proposed that the price management of the “Internet+” medical services should be included in the policy system of general medical services to realise a unified regulation. The eligible “Internet+” medial services will be regulated under proper medical insurance payment policies in accordance with the principle of online and offline consistency, and its management of medical insurance agreement(Every citizen contracts with a specific hospital) and the settlement process should be improved.
国家医保局公布新规，影响所有医药人
来源：医药网 2019.09.02
8月30日，国家医保局发布《关于完善“互联网+”医疗服务价格和医保支付政策的指导意见》（以下简称《指导意见》）。《指导意见》提出，应将“互联网+”医疗服务价格纳入先行医疗服务价格的政策体系统一管理；符合条件的“互联网+”医疗服务，按照线上线下公平的原则配套医保支付政策，并根据服务特点完善协议管理、结算流程。