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China's medical insurance fund spending on negotiated drugs benefits 1.17B patient visits

China.org.cn
| April 16, 2026
2026-04-16

China has carried out negotiations on the National Reimbursement Drug List for eight consecutive years to expand medical insurance coverage, with the medical insurance funds spending 504.8 billion yuan (US$74.04 billion) on medicines under insurance coverage and benefiting 1.17 billion patient visits as of February, an official said Wednesday.

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