Medicines added to national health insurance drug list

Since 2018, China has added 949 medicines to its national health insurance drug list, including 199 innovative drugs, Li Tao, deputy head of the National Healthcare Security Administration, said at a news conference on Friday.

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State Council of China. (2026). China to expand health insurance coverage for innovative drugs. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202609/04/content_WS6a9a7481c6d00ca5f9a0d02f.html. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_T6E8YF7MT69ZWNA9WXQ62WCA15

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State Council of China. "China to expand health insurance coverage for innovative drugs." 2026, https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202609/04/content_WS6a9a7481c6d00ca5f9a0d02f.html. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_T6E8YF7MT69ZWNA9WXQ62WCA15.

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State Council of China. "China to expand health insurance coverage for innovative drugs." 2026. https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202609/04/content_WS6a9a7481c6d00ca5f9a0d02f.html. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_T6E8YF7MT69ZWNA9WXQ62WCA15.

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@misc{statecouncil2026medicines2wca15, author = {{State Council of China}}, title = {China to expand health insurance coverage for innovative drugs}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_T6E8YF7MT69ZWNA9WXQ62WCA15}, note = {Original source: https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202609/04/content\_WS6a9a7481c6d00ca5f9a0d02f.html. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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