Can funds from subsidies to eliminate drug markups be used for the epidemic?

Yes. The abolition of the drug markup subsidy funds usually refers to the abolition of the medical institutions for the drug charge markup part, is to guide the medical institutions to pay more attention to the quality of clinical diagnosis and treatment services and efficiency, the implementation of the policy of the cost savings does not specify must be used for the prevention and control of epidemics, but these funds can be used in accordance with the relevant provisions of the health care industry to improve and develop. In the context of the current epidemic, medical institutions need to strengthen the supply of equipment, drugs, supplies and other supplies, and strengthen the financial investment to improve the prevention and control of the epidemic and treatment capacity, so this part of the savings can also be used for epidemic prevention and control.