Exploration and practice of the public hospital medical service price reform in Zhejiang Province / 中国卫生政策研究

ABSTRACT

Since the launch of the comprehensive public hospital reform in Zhejiang Province, the price of medical services has been adjusted, and the charging structure of medical services has been improved. Likewise, medical insurance policies have been optimized. Through several price adjustment strategies, such as the“loosen-re-strain” policy, the labor of medical personnel has been better valued, the operation of public medical institutions has been stabilized, and the allocation of medical resources has been optimized. Hence, this paper aims to measure the achievements and drawbacks of the medical service price adjustments by analyzing the various strategy. It is suggested that the comprehensive public hospital reform should be further intensified via the advancement of coordination of healthcare, medical insurance and medicine, the exploration of new procurement mechanisms for drugs and medical equipment, the establishment of dynamic adjustment mechanisms for medical service pricing, the exploration of new management mechanisms for medical services, and the strengthening of medical service supervision.