Auxiliary reproductive technology welcomes policies and favorable will be gradually included in medical insurance

On August 16, the 17 departments of the National Health and Health Commission issued the "Guiding Opinions on Further Importing and Implementing Active Paternal Support Measures". Among them, the opinions proposed to improve the level of eugenics and good health services, and mentioned many times of assistive means technology, and for the first time, it was clear that the auxiliary reproductive technology items were included in the scope of the medical insurance fund payment in accordance with the procedures.

There are already precedents for promoting auxiliary reproductive medical insurance in Beijing

The opinion states that reproductive health services should be strengthened. "Expand the pilot of giving birth analgesia, standardize relevant diagnosis and treatment behaviors, and improve the level of childbirth analgesia. Guide to promote medical institutions through health education, psychological counseling, traditional Chinese medicine services, drug treatment, surgical treatment, auxiliary reproductive technology and other means to provide the masses with targeted people targeted by the masses Sexual services to improve the level of infertility prevention and control. Promote the construction of auxiliary reproductive technology systems, improve quality control networks, and strengthen service monitoring and informatization management. Carry out reproductive health promotion actions to enhance the awareness and ability of the masses. And service, prevent non -willing pregnancy, and reduce artificial abortion needs non -medical needs. "

As an emerging market that assisted reproduction, my country has maintained a high growth rate in recent years. According to Shalvin's data, by 2023, the proportion of infertility people in my country will reach 18.2%, and the demand for assisting reproduction will be further increased. According to the calculation of the Institute of Open Source Securities, the annual compound rate of 2018-2023 was 9.64%. By 2023, the size of the auxiliary reproductive market is expected to increase to 40 billion yuan, which is expected to exceed 100 billion yuan in a long time.

In recent years, my country has introduced a series of policies and regulations on the auxiliary reproductive industry. Among them, the principle of "every 3 million population settings" issued in the "Principles of the Principles of the Configuration Planning of Human Affinity Reproductive Technology (2015 Edition)" issued in 2015 was specifically mentioned. The introduction of policy promotes the rapid growth of the number of auxiliary reproductive agencies between 2012-2016. According to the latest statistics of the National Maternal and Child Health Department, as of June 2021, there were a total of 539 medical institutions that have approved human assisted reproductive technology in my country.

In addition, the opinion states that it will guide local medical insurance (including maternity insurance) funds to be affordable and related technical norms, and gradually incorporate suitable childbirth analgesic and auxiliary reproductive technology projects in the fund payment scope according to procedures.

In February this year, the Beijing Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau, the Municipal Health and Health Commission, and the Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau jointly announced that the price of 63 medical services prices was adjusted and the price was uniform, including 53 auxiliary reproductive technology projects including in vitro fertilization and embryo cultivation. 16 auxiliary reproductive technology projects, including artificial fertilization, embryo transplantation, and preferential sperm treatment, have been included in the scope of medical insurance category, that is, these 16 costs can be reimbursed in full. Beijing is the first city in the country to include assisted reproductive projects into Class A medical insurance.

Contemporary infertility anxiety giving birth to auxiliary reproductive chaos

According to the "Report on the Statistical Situation of China infertility" released by the China Population Association, nearly 50 million infertility patients of Chinese childcare couples, accounting for 12.5%to 15%of the population of childbearing age. Cao Zhiwei, a member of the Guangzhou CPPCC, pointed out in an interview with Austrian news earlier that he and the team found in the survey of the auxiliary reproductive situation: one of each six couples in my country has a pair of fertility difficulties. According to the calculation of the Institute of Open Source Securities, the annual compound rate of 2018-2023 was 9.64%. By 2023, the size of the auxiliary reproductive market is expected to increase to 40 billion yuan, which is expected to exceed 100 billion in the long run. The huge fertility demand has spawned huge commercial interests, which has led to some localities to auxiliary reproductive medical fields "mixed fish and dragons", chaotic.

"Ovocal surrogacy" and "selective gender" have become gray areas hidden under the auxiliary reproductive industry chain. Recently, Guangzhou Heshun Medical Consulting Service Co., Ltd. was fined 450,000 yuan by the Tianhe Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Guangzhou City for violating the advertising law.

Details of punishment show that the parties mainly provide IVF services. In order to promote the above business, the parties published on the brochure containing "He Shun Medical Reproductive ... 85 % of high successive power ... is the magic weapon for our 12 years of standing in the industry" "top test -tube medical team", "superior love pregnant mothers", "package custom -customized — - illegal advertisement of the content of medical gender X.Y "and other content cannot provide corresponding evidence materials to prove the authenticity of the above content, and the advertisement contains the content that explains the healing rate or efficiency, the highest term of the word" top ", in addition, in addition It is declared that it can provide outstanding foreign surrogate mothers and the right to provide customers to choose the gender of IVF, which violates the goodness of society.

Earlier this month, the Guangzhou Municipal Health and Health Commission issued the policy interpretation of the "Measures for illegal Activity Measures (Trial)" in Guangzhou in Guangzhou to combat human auxiliary reproductive technology fields, and made a clear response to strengthening measures to strengthen assisted reproductive technology management and the strike of "surrogacy" behavior. Essence Among them, it emphasizes that my country prohibits any form of surrogacy. Surrogacy is very clear in my country. It is an illegal act. The "Administrative Measures for Human Assistance Reproductive Technology" and "Human Assistance Reproductive Technical Specifications" issued by the former Ministry of Health clearly stipulate that medical institutions and medical personnel shall not implement any form of surrogacy technology. If the administrative penalty of the responsible person constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the law, which means that you must not engage in such medical activities.

The Guangzhou Health and Health Commission stated that it will focus on investigating and dealing with the excessive range of human assisted reproductive technical services, focusing on cracking down on institutions and individuals that have not obtained the qualifications of human assisted reproductive technology to carry out human assisted reproductive technology services, and severely rectify illegal human assisted reproductive technology, andIllegal adoption (egg), non -medicine requires gender identification, and "surrogacy" and other illegal acts.Austrian News will continue to pay attention to the chaos and industry dynamics in the field of auxiliary reproductive fields.

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