【双语新闻】Hospitals to end drug margin 药品加成9月底全面取消

All public hospitals have been told to end the longtime practice of drug price markups by the end of September as part of the ongoing healthcare reform, the National Development and Reform Commission said on Wednesday. Public hospitals' loss of revenue will be offset for the most part by an increase in the prices of medical services, the commission said. Charges related to the expertise of medical staff, like those for diagnosis, surgery and rehabilitation, will rise, while those for tests requiring major medical equipment will drop, the commission said. The commission also is requiring local price regulators to carry out other necessary reforms following the measure, including changing medical insurance payments so rising service fees are covered by insurance reimbursement. Many public hospitals in China had already abolished drug price markups before Wednesday's announcement. In Beijing, more than 3,600 medical institutions had abolished the practice starting Saturday.

国家发改委12日表示，已要求所有公立医院在9月底前取消长期以来实施的药品加成，作为正在进行的医疗改革的部分举措。国家发改委表示，公立医院减少的收入将主要由提高医疗服务价格进行补偿；诊疗、手术、康复等体现医务人员专业技能的项目价格将提高，大型医用设备检验价格将降低。国家发改委还要求，当地价格管理机构推行其他必要的配套改革，包括调整医保支付方式，将提高的医疗服务收费纳入医保报销范围。我国许多公立医院在发改委12日宣布该政策前，就已取消药品加成。北京3600多家医疗机构8日起取消药品加成。

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