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China to curb rapidly rising medical expenses
Beijing: China has issued guidelines for curbing rapidly rising medical expenses in the country's public hospital system, the media reported on Saturday.According to the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), the guideline issued on Friday urged local authorities to closely monitor the rise of medical costs at public hospitals in their jurisdiction, particularly the cost...
According to the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), the guideline issued on Friday urged local authorities to closely monitor the rise of medical costs at public hospitals in their jurisdiction, particularly the cost of medicine, medical consumables and large-scale medical examinations, and to publicise the surveillance results regularly, China.org reported.
The guidance also set a two-phase target that by 2016 the rise of expenses will slow, and by the end of 2017 insured patients will see the share of out-of-pocket spending in their total medical bill decreasing gradually.
The NHFPC said it is time the country put forward a national level guidance on medical expense control so as to relieve financial burdens of the public and ensure the sustainable use of the medical insurance fund.
Meghna A Singhania is the founder and Editor-in-Chief at Medical Dialogues. An Economics graduate from Delhi University and a post graduate from London School of Economics and Political Science, her key research interest lies in health economics, and policy making in health and medical sector in the country.She is a member of the Association of Healthcare Journalists. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751