The Ministry of Health will formulate a management method for the use of base medicines

At the 2012 National Health Work Conference held on the 5th, Minister of Health Chen Hao said that in 2012, it is necessary to continue to promote the reform of public hospitals, improve the basic medicine system, and make the irrational growth of medical expenses control the focus of medical services.

According to statistics from the Statistics and Information Center of the Ministry of Health, the outpatient expenses for hospitals during January-November 2011 were 183.3 yuan, which was 4.2% higher than comparable prices in 2010, and the per capita hospitalization cost was 6745.6 yuan, which was 3.2% higher than last year at comparable prices. Based on the current year's prices, the hospital outpatient expenses increased by 0.2% compared with that of 201, and the cost of hospitalization decreased by 0.1%.

Among them, the increase in medical expenses in public hospitals has decreased significantly. The Ministry of Health stated that the patient fees in public hospitals rose by more than 6% per year for two consecutive years. The increase decreased significantly. Last year, the average outpatient clinic fees in public hospitals rose by only 3.4%, and the hospitalization cost per capita only rose by 2.6. %, indicating that the cost control of public hospitals has achieved initial success. Among them, the increase in decline in tertiary hospitals was significantly greater than that in secondary hospitals.

Chen Hao said that in 2012, it is necessary to continue to control the unreasonable growth of medical expenses. Each region must set out the actual cost control targets, adopt the promotion of clinical pathways, restrict medical practices, standardize the procurement of medical equipment, strictly monitor fees, disclose information on costs, and reform the payment system. Comprehensive measures, efforts to control the cost of medicine at a reasonable level.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health, the total national health expenditure in 2012 will reach more than 2.5 trillion yuan, which is expected to reach 1838 yuan per capita this year. According to the estimated growth rate of 8% of GDP growth this year, the total health expenditure will account for 5.38% of GDP in 2012.

Chen Hao said that this year, the company will improve the comprehensive evaluation index system for pharmaceutical companies and drug quality, and do a good job in distribution work in rural areas and remote areas. The country will implement unified national pricing and fixed-point production for exclusive varieties, strains, and children's drug types. Formulate basic drug use management methods, gradually standardize the dosage form, specifications and packaging of essential drugs, propose more preferential policies for encouraging the use of essential drugs, and improve the monitoring and evaluation system for essential drugs.