Hubei: all national essential drugs are included in NCMS

Recently, the Hubei Provincial Department of Health issued a notice that the 2012 version of national essential drug varieties and dosage forms were included in the new rural cooperative medical reimbursement catalogue of Hubei Province from September 1, 2013 According to reports, the National Essential Drug Catalogue (2012 version) was issued by the former Ministry of health and implemented on May 1, 2013 The catalogue is divided into three parts: chemical and biological products, Chinese patent medicine and Chinese herbal pieces, from 307 to 520 Among them, there are 317 chemical and biological products, 203 Chinese patent medicines, involving more than 850 dosage forms and 1400 specifications The catalogue of new rural cooperative medical reimbursement drugs in Hubei Province (the Fourth Edition) was issued by the Department of health of Hubei Province in January 2012, involving two kinds of catalogues of designated medical institutions at the provincial, municipal, state and county levels (the basic drug system is applied to designated medical institutions at the township and village levels) The catalogue includes three parts: Western medicine, Chinese patent medicine and herbal pieces Among them, there are 643 varieties of Western medicine at county and city level, 256 varieties of Chinese patent medicine, totaling 899; there are 744 varieties of Western medicine and 256 varieties of Chinese patent medicine at provincial and city level, totaling 1000 kinds There are 127 categories and 1 category of Chinese herbal pieces that are not reimbursed by the exclusion method According to the notice, all drug varieties (dosage forms) in the catalogue of national essential drugs (2012 Edition) but not in the catalogue of new rural cooperative medical reimbursement drugs (Fourth Edition) in Hubei Province are included in the catalogue of new rural cooperative medical reimbursement drugs in Hubei Province There are 32 varieties (dosage forms) of Western medicine at the county and city levels, 25 at the provincial and municipal levels, and 78 Chinese patent medicines Hubei Provincial Department of Health requested that all localities should include the supplementary drug varieties (dosage forms) into the compensation scope of NCMS from September 1, and the compensation proportion should be implemented in accordance with the relevant local policies Before September 1, the new rural cooperative management agencies and designated medical institutions in the overall planning areas should complete the update and maintenance of the drug database in the new rural cooperative information management system, and do a good job in the corresponding work of the hospital information management system and the new rural cooperative information management system reimbursement drug catalog.