The analysis and countermeasures of the overcharge problem of highly valued medical consumables in China
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2018.12.002
- VernacularTitle:高值医用耗材使用费用过高问题的探析及对策
- Author:
Peng-Hui SHANG
1
;
Zheng FANG
;
Na LI
Author Information
1. 中国社会科学院大学研究生院 北京 102488
- Keywords:
Expensive medical consumables;
Prices inflation;
Overdoes
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2018;11(12):7-11
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Nowadays, the overcharge problem of some highly valued medical consumables is getting worse in China, leading its relevant treatment cost to be very high, which greatly increases the burden of medical expenses for the patients' treatment and forms a terrific reason of catastrophic health expenditure. It is advisable for the government attaching great importance to and take comprehensive measures to curb the overcharge for highly valued medical consumables. To solve this problem, it is suggested to cure the standard, cultivate national brands to break the monopoly of import products, improve the comprehensive regulatory mechanism of circulation and use to prevent some highly valued medical consumables being overpriced, strengthening oversight in the stage of use to restrain clinical abused behaviors, packaging pricing for these highly valued medical consumables to promote producers and operators to significantly reduce prices, and guiding the doctors in the choice of cost-effective medical supplies.
