中国公立医院2015年的重点改革

China has banned more than 2000 county level hospitals from marking up drug prices as the country deepened its heathcare reform in 2014. Health officials have listed widening the reform among a number of priorities for 2015. 

Public hospital reform will be carried out in all counties starting from 2015. That means more hospitals will be banned from marking up drug prices, and more affordable medicines will be available for patients.

The goal is to wean hospitals from dependence on drug sales, was a source of high public dissatisfaction. Health officials also say a centralized medicine procurement platform will be set up to boost transparency.

"A price negotiation mechanism will be set up for some drugs. The aim to is to have more essential, but expensive drugs covered by the basic medical insurance," says Mao Qunan, spokesman of National health and Family Planning Commision.

Mao says health officials will continue to raise the medical insurance level for both rural and urban residents, particularly for those suffering from major diseases.

The commission will continue to promote a classfied treatment approach to divert patients to basic-level institutions for first diagnosis.

"We will step up training for general doctors, and divert medical resources to community hospitals so that patients will not crowd into big hospitals for minor illnesses," Mao says.

Reform is also underway to boost overall capacity for 500 county level hospitals in 2015. Efforts will also be made to strengthen healthcare quality and improve doctor-patient relations.