The analysis and countermeasures of the overcharge problem of highly valued medical consumables in China / 中国卫生政策研究

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.