At 9:00 a.m. on March 5, the first session of the 13th National People's Congress opened. The contents of the government's work report related to the pharmaceutical industry are summarized as follows:

Review of work in the past five years

Basic medical insurance covers 1.35 billion people

Social endowment insurance covers more than 900million people, and basic medical insurance covers 1.35 billion people, creating the world's largest social security network. The average life expectancy reached 76.7 years.

Drug mark up was canceled, and drug approval reform achieved a breakthrough

We will establish a unified basic old-age and medical insurance system for urban and rural residents, and integrate the old-age insurance systems of government agencies, institutions and enterprises. A plan to transfer part of the state-owned capital to enrich the social security fund was introduced. We implemented the reform of medical care, medical insurance and medicine, comprehensively promoted the comprehensive reform of public hospitals, canceled the long-term drug mark up policy, and made breakthroughs in the reform of the drug and medical device approval system.

Increase of basic medical insurance subsidy standard

The per capita financial subsidy standard for basic medical insurance for residents has been raised from 240 yuan to 450 yuan. The serious illness insurance system has been basically established, and more than 17 million people have benefited from it. Direct settlement of medical and inpatient expenses in different places has been realized, and hierarchical diagnosis and treatment and the construction of medical consortia have been accelerated.

Food and drug supervision to strengthen the whole process risk control

We will reform and improve food and drug regulation and strengthen risk management and control throughout the process.

Suggestions on government work in 2018

Promote "Internet+" in the medical field

We will expand and strengthen emerging industrial clusters, implement big data development initiatives, strengthen the research and development of a new generation of artificial intelligence applications, and promote "Internet+" in medical, pension, education, culture, sports and other fields.

Strengthen the prevention and treatment of major diseases such as cancer

We will strengthen basic research and applied basic research, launch a number of major scientific and technological innovation projects, and build national laboratories with high standards. Encourage enterprises to take the lead in implementing major science and technology projects, support scientific research institutions, universities and enterprises to integrate innovation, and accelerate the transformation and application of innovative achievements. The state's investment in science and technology should be tilted to the field of people's livelihood, and the tackling of major diseases such as haze control and cancer prevention should be strengthened, so that science and technology can better benefit the people.

Promote the reform of medical price, drug circulation and medical insurance payment

We will deepen the reform of the old-age insurance system and establish a central adjustment system for basic old-age insurance funds for enterprise employees. We will deepen the comprehensive reform of public hospitals, coordinate and promote the reform of medical prices, personnel compensation, drug circulation, and medical insurance payment, improve the quality of medical and health services, and make great efforts to solve the problem of medical treatment for the masses.

Support social forces to increase the supply of medical services

We will promote consumption upgrading and develop new forms and models of consumption. Support social forces to increase the supply of services such as medical care, pension, education, culture and sports.

Foreign investment to expand the opening of medical field

Promote the steady growth of foreign investment. Strengthen the connection with international prevailing economic and trade rules, and build a world-class business environment. We will fully liberalize the general manufacturing industry and expand the opening up of telecommunications, medical care, education, elderly care, new energy vehicles and other fields.

Further increase of basic medical insurance subsidies

We will improve the level of basic medical insurance and serious illness insurance, and increase the per capita financial subsidy standard of basic medical insurance for residents by another 40 yuan, half of which will be used for serious illness insurance. We will expand the scope of direct settlement of cross provincial medical treatment, and include all grass-roots hospitals, migrant workers, and migrant workers and entrepreneurs.

Promote hierarchical diagnosis and treatment and support the development of traditional Chinese Medicine

We will strengthen the construction of a team of general practitioners and promote hierarchical diagnosis and treatment. We will continue to raise the per capita financial subsidy standard for basic public health services. Improve maternal and child health services. Support the inheritance and development of traditional Chinese medicine.

Food and drug supervision to accelerate the realization of full traceability

We will innovate the way of food and drug regulation, focus on using the Internet, big data, etc. to improve the regulatory efficiency, accelerate the realization of the whole process of leaving traces and information traceability, so that there is no hiding place for problematic products and illegal sellers can not escape the law, so that consumers can buy at ease and eat safely.