(Xinhua) 16:02, February 02, 2024 BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- China is eyeing to improve the unified medicine procurement platforms with a new standard rolled out to ensure more regulated and professional platform services. Launched by the National Healthcare Security Administration, the standard for unified medicine procurement platforms will take effect on July 1 this year. According to the document, unified procurement platforms work as the basis for the government's bulk purchases of medicines and medical consumables as well as for advancing pricing reform and management. The standard focuses on the application procedures of pharmaceutical enterprises and how these applications are processed on the platform. Relevant authorities of all provincial-level regions are required to provide standardized, fair and convenient platform services in accordance with the document. As an important part of China's medical reform to solve the problem of expensive medical care, the unified procurement program unifies the demand of medical institutions and orders medicines and high-value medical supplies as a single entity to increase purchase amounts and bargaining power. |
Tennessee, Delaware to become first states to offer free diapers for Medicaid familiesIf this is Rafael Nadal’s last French Open, it should be similar to Serena Williams’ last US OpenUCLA police chief reassigned following criticism over handling of campus demonstrationsFormer UMA presidential candidate has been paid more than $370K under settlementHow major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 5/21/2024Rajasthan knocks out Kohli's Bengaluru in Indian Premier League playoffEminem's daughter is MARRIED! Hailie Jade Scott ties the knot with fiancé Evan McClintockHow 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence fueled a global dispute over IsraelRafael Nadal's excellence at the French Open, as seen through the eyes of other tennis playersHow major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 5/21/2024