Analysis on medicare reimbursement of traditional Chinese medicine therapies in the selected traditional Chinese medicine hospitals among national public hospital reform projects / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To find out the general status about the traditional Chinese medicine therapies that were included into medicare among the selected hospitals in the country's public hospital reform project, and to investigate the reasons for those not included and make recommendations.Methods Collecting relevant information through questionnaires, experts interviews and discussions.Results There are still some TCM therapies not included into the range of reimbursement.Most Of them are external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, massage, special treatments of traditional Chinese medicine and comprehensive therapies of TCM.Conclusions The establishment of negotiations department about medicare in the field of traditional Chinese medicine was needed.Medicare should be in favor of TCM therapies, and traditional Chinese medicine hospitals should strengthen training of personnel and hiring.At the same time, a reasonable increase of the proportion of TCM experts involved in the making health insurance directory was needed.