China Focus: national medical insurance delivers more affordable drugs to patients

NAMPA / Xinhua
2025-01-01
BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Patients in China will access cheaper and more diverse medications in 2025 as 91 new drugs have been added to the national medical insurance scheme. The price of the newly included drugs, which include medications for tumors, diabetes, rare diseases, and anti-infective and psychiatric drugs, will drop by 63 percent on average, according to a statement from China's National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) i......
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