Policy making considerations for abolishing drug price plus policy at county hospitals in Hubei Province / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Drug price plus policy had been in place at public hospitals since 1954 and began to phase out since 2009.Hubei province studied the profile and reform progress of 20 pilot county public hospitals before June 2012,and measured the drug income loss incurred by abolishment of this policy since 2012.It is recommended that the reform to abolish drug price plus policy in the province be made based on investigation,evaluation and academic research,prioritizing medical service pricing adjustment aided by government compensation.The authors proposed a new approach of medical service pricing to make up for the revenue gap caused by the abolishment.