Implementing the decision of the Provincial People's Committee on unit prices for medical examination and treatment services

(Baonghean)The conference was organized by the Department of Health in coordination with the provincial Social Insurance, with the participation of representatives from 51 medical facilities and 20 district, city and town insurance agencies on the morning of October 10.

According to the decision, Nghe An has 1,155/2,545 technical service categories at public health facilities whose prices have been adjusted and will be officially applied from October 13, 2012. Accordingly, the Social Insurance agency will pay medical examination and treatment facilities for technical services according to the unit price prescribed in Decision 72 when the technical services have been approved by competent authorities or prescribed by doctors in medical records. The Department of Health directs medical examination and treatment units to publicly announce the price list of services according to the decision of the Provincial People's Committee. Except for the costs of some types of drugs and special medical consumables, medical facilities shall not collect additional costs from patients that have been included in the price structure. The Health sector closely coordinates with the Social Insurance sector in assessing, inspecting, and preventing abuse of the Health Insurance Fund in all forms.

At the conference, many opinions were raised, revolving around some terminology, how to calculate some service prices... In particular, some opinions from the grassroots level hoped for strict direction and management from the Department of Health in professional activities as well as hospital fee revenue for commune health stations when hospital fees at this level increased significantly compared to before.

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