NATIONAL HEALTH: The conditions for including cancer screening in Medicare payments are premature

On December 23, the official website of the State Administration of Medical Security issued a reply to recommendation No. 5904 of the Third Session of the 13th National People's Congress, in response to the NPC representative's proposal to carry out universal screening for high-risk malignant tumors nationwide, indicating that the conditions for including cancer screening in the scope of medical insurance payments are not yet ripe.
, the National Health Insurance Administration said in its response that the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer is a major national public health project led by the Disease Prevention and Control Bureau of the National Health And Wellness Commission. Article 30 of the Social Insurance Law clearly stipulates that medical expenses that should be borne by public health shall not be covered by the basic medical insurance fund. Tumor screening belongs to the category of public health and should be solved through public health services and other channels.
, the State Health Insurance Administration pointed out in its reply that China is still in the primary stage of socialism, the level of financing of basic medical insurance is low, and the per capita financing of urban and rural residents' medical insurance in 2019 is only about 800 yuan. Judging from the overall development of the medical insurance system at this stage, the demand for treatment of diseases of the masses and the level of financing of the medical insurance fund and the ability to resist risks, the current basic medical insurance system is still based on "guaranteed basic", focusing on meeting the basic medical needs of the masses, and the conditions for including cancer screening in the scope of medical insurance payment are not yet mature.
next step, the State Health Insurance Administration will actively cooperate with relevant departments, improve institutional measures, gradually improve the level of protection, reduce the financial burden of patients. Lu Yang put together