Li Weimin, deputy to the National People's Congress: It is recommended to include lung cancer screening in medical insurance reimbursement

On March 5, 2019, Premier Li Keqiang delivered a "Government Work Report" at the Second Session of the 13th National People’s Congress: “There are tens of millions of families suffering from cancer in our country.

How should "Internet + medical" be implemented? What benefits will it bring to patients? Regarding cancer prevention, what new suggestions do representatives of the medical industry have? As a representative of the National People's Congress, on March 6, Li Weimin, Dean of West China Clinical School of Medicine (West China Hospital) of Sichuan University, accepted an exclusive interview with reporters from Sichuan.

West China Hospital launches "Internet Hospital"

Allow patients to enjoy convenient medical services

"The development of information technology provides better support for medical care, so that patients can get medical services more conveniently and quickly.

How to land? Representative Li Weimin said: First, we must carry out top-level design from the policy level, and at the same time we need a series of policies to guide "Internet + medical treatment.

Taking Huaxi Hospital’s experience of “Internet + Medical” as an example, he told reporters that last year, Huaxi Hospital had officially launched an Internet hospital.

At the same time, Representative Li Weimin told reporters that in 2019, West China Hospital will have to do three major things: The first thing is to deepen the construction of Internet hospitals and provide patients with more convenient services through the Internet.

Focus on cancer prevention

It is recommended to include lung cancer screening in medical insurance reimbursement

“The Prime Minister’s report is a very good report that pays great attention to people’s livelihood and focuses on talents.

In this regard, Representative Li Weimin also put forward a suggestion: "Lung cancer screening should be included in the scope of medical insurance reimbursement.

Why is lung cancer? Representative Li Weimin explained: Because lung cancer is currently the malignant tumor with the highest mortality and morbidity among all cancers.

He gave a successful example to reporters.

Representative Li Weimin concluded that, on the one hand, early screening can increase the cure rate of lung cancer and improve the five-year survival rate of lung cancer.