Will some medicines be transferred out of the local medical insurance directory at the end of the year?National Medical Insurance Bureau response

The National Medical Insurance Bureau WeChat public account released on July 23: Recently, some media released news such as "some drugs will be called out of local medical insurance catalogs at the end of the year", which has aroused some social attention.Why do these drugs call out the medical insurance directory?Will it affect the patient's medication?The reporter interviewed the relevant person in charge of the Medical Service Management Department of the National Medical Security Bureau on related issues.

Some netizens said that "the local drugs transferred some drugs out of the medical insurance directory because the medical insurance fund was not enough." The relevant person in charge responded that of course it was not.In 2021, the national basic medical insurance fund (including maternity insurance) revenue of 2.88 trillion yuan and 2.4 trillion yuan.Generally speaking, the national medical insurance fund's balance of payments is balanced, slightly balanced, the scale of income and expenditure is compatible with the level of economic development, and the fund guarantee capabilities are stable and sustainable.In fact, it is the strong guarantee of the medical insurance fund that since the establishment of the State Medical Insurance Administration in 2018, many new drugs have gradually transferred to the medical insurance directory, achieving a significant expansion of medical insurance drug guarantee and significantly improved levels.

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Source: WeChat public account of the State Medical Insurance Bureau

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