A person in charge of the Guangdong Health Department said that Guangdong will carry out medical reform pilots in the above three cities and cancel the drug price increase of public hospitals 15%. The specific implementation plan is expected to be issued before the end of 2008.
Among them, Shenzhen pilot was initially set in Futian District, Shaoguan pilot was initially set in Ruyuan County People's Hospital, Ruyuan County Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Ruyuan County Chinese Medicine Hospital, and Zhanjiang pilot was initially set in Guangdong Medical College Affiliated Hospital, Zhanjiang Central People's Hospital and Agricultural Reclamation Hospital, mainly in secondary hospitals.
At present, the state implements the highest retail price management of drugs, and at the same time stipulates that the drug price increase rate of medical institutions is 15%. This ratio comes from the Opinions on Further Rectifying the Price Order of Drugs and Medical Services Market issued by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2006, which stipulates that "the medical institutions at or above the county level shall sell drugs based on the actual purchase price, and the price increase shall not exceed 15%."
In the specific implementation, all localities have formulated clear rules, and some provinces and cities require hospitals to sell drugs in 500 yuan: the unit price of drugs below 500 yuan is15%; If the unit price exceeds that of 500 yuan, only 75 yuan will be added. In this way, most hospitals can control the price increase below 15%.
Some hospital people pointed out that at present, drug income accounts for more than half of hospital income, and the proportion of hospitals below the second level is higher. Cancel the drug price increase of 15%. If it is not supplemented by appropriate subsidy measures, the hospital will not only "earn less" but also bring "huge losses".
According to the relevant person in charge of the Health Department of Guangdong Province, after canceling the price increase of drugs, the hospital's losses will be made up through two channels. In addition to increasing subsidies by governments at all levels, the price of medical staff's labor technology, such as expert consultation fees and operation fees, will be appropriately raised to better reflect the labor value of medical staff.