The National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) set four priorities for
the '15th Five-Year' universal healthcare plan. 1) Strengthen system and close
gaps: tighten the universal medical insurance framework, raise maternity medical
expense coverage and fully establish a nationwide long-term care insurance
scheme to reduce regional and group disparities. 2) Push reform and
coordination: deepen payment-method reform, drug price governance and dynamic
adjustment of the medical insurance reimbursement list; enable medical
institutions and support pharmaceutical innovation. 3) Tighten management and
service: institutionalize spot inspections, routine audits and intelligent
monitoring, and intensify crackdowns on insurance fraud to protect the medical
insurance fund. 4) Reinforce foundations and support: strengthen legal and
standards work, upgrade medical insurance information systems and extend
public-service reach to underpin long-term development.
