Beijing [GAO ERQIANG / China Daily] - China plans to add more regions on your system for the settlement of medical fees standard later this year, on the back of the experience gained in 12 pilot areas, according to a circular official.
This will mark a step closer to the preliminary operation of a platform of national medical information in good faith at the end of 2021, which would allow patients throughout the country for treatment in different places designated places and settle their expenses on the spot.
regions with good infrastructure are encouraged to apply to join the crusade provincial system, said the National Health Security Administration and the Ministry of Finance in the circular.
the pilot system currently covers areas provincial level Beiji ng, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan Tibet, according to the circular.
Local authorities are asked to link institutions more doctors in sub-areas and expand the range of medical expenses that the system can handle, he said.
Before he launched the pilot program, patients had to return to the town where they were registered to be repaid.
