Kuiwen District Integrated Media Center reported on October 4 that centralized procurement of drug consumables is an important measure to coordinate the reform of the supply-side medical services. After more than three years of hard work, the results of centralized procurement reform have gradually emerged. (Since the national pilot program for centralized procurement of drugs organized by the national drug in December 2019 was implemented in Weifang City , a total of 326 drugs and 46 consumables have been implemented. Preliminary statistics have saved the city about 1.5 billion yuan in medical expenses.)
Weifang City Kuiwen District Medical Security Bureau actively promoted the implementation of centralized procurement. Nearly 100 drugs and consumables in medical institutions in the jurisdiction were implemented, with an average price reduction of about 55% and 70% respectively, greatly reducing the drug burden of the people in the jurisdiction.
It is understood that the price of atorvastatin calcium tablets is 6 yuan per pill before the centralized procurement, and 0.2 yuan per pill after the centralized procurement, a decrease of 96%, greatly reducing the medical burden of the people.
Kuiwen District Medical Insurance Bureau actively promotes direct settlement of medical insurance funds and smoothes the supply of drugs.
Shandong Haiwang Galaxy Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. introduced, "Central procurement shortens the payment period, improves the turnover efficiency of distribution companies, improves the service capabilities of distribution companies, and truly realizes the three medical linkage of medical insurance, medical and pharmaceuticals."
Centralized procurement of pharmaceutical consumables through procurement, medical insurance payment, payment settlement and other related reform measures, and has also achieved the effect of enterprises reducing sales costs, stabilizing market expectations, and promoting product research and development.
Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. introduced, "Centralized volume-based procurement is a major innovation in my country's medical system reform. Its role in correctly guiding the development of the pharmaceutical industry is irreplaceable. Qilu Pharmaceutical actively responded and took the lead in implementing the national pharmaceutical reform policy. Consistency evaluation has maintained a long-term lead in the number of over-evaluation and the first over-evaluation. Since participating in the national centralized volume-based procurement, it has exchanged prices for volume, ensured quality and supply, broken the monopoly of imported drugs, filled the domestic gap, benefited patients, and greatly reduced medical insurance funds, allowing the people to use and afford high-quality national good medicines. At the same time, enterprises have continued to maintain R&D investment in a high proportion, which has greatly promoted the development of technology-based pharmaceutical companies."
1 Director of the Kuiwen District Medical Insurance Bureau said: "Use centralized procurement to promote price reduction, and use price reduction to benefit people's livelihood. Since the establishment of centralized procurement work, nearly 100 types of centralized procurement drugs and consumables have been included in the jurisdiction, greatly reducing the drug burden of the people in the jurisdiction, and settled the drug and equipment costs with pharmaceutical companies as soon as possible, radiating nearly 100 drug manufacturers, and promoting the establishment of a win-win situation of four parties of "pharmaceutical enterprises to reduce stress, hospitals increase credit, patients reduce burden, and fund savings."
Health is the foundation of happiness. A small pill and a consumable affect the livelihood of thousands of households. We believe that with the deepening of the reform of the three medical linkage, more and more centralized medicines and consumables will be implemented to benefit the people, and the situation of win-win for all parties will be more stable and will surely bring more health and well-being to the people. (Reporter Li Wenqi of Kuiwen District Media Center)
