Southern Network News (Reporter Chen Haimin) On January 29, the National Medical Security Administration** released the public service information on direct settlement of cross-provincial and non-local medical treatment for national medical security. It is reported that from January to December 2023, the operation of direct settlement for cross-provincial and non-local medical treatment will be basically stable, and the direct settlement of cross-provincial and non-local medical treatment will be 12.9 billion person-times, reducing the advance payment of 1,536 people to the insured7.4 billion yuan, an increase from 202291%。
The scale of inter-provincial direct settlement of hospitalization expenses has further increased.
As of the end of December 2023, the number of designated medical institutions for cross-provincial networking of hospitalization expenses nationwide has reached 8230,000, an increase of 1 from the end of 2022960,000. From January to December 2023, the national hospitalization expenses will be directly settled across provinces 1125480,000 person-times, reducing personal advances by 1,3512.6 billion yuan, an increase from 202225%。In the fourth quarter of 2023, the national hospitalization expenses will be directly settled across provinces 317930,000 person-times, reducing personal advances by 3661.9 billion yuan, an increase of 1 from the third quarter76% and 115%。
The scope of inter-provincial direct settlement of outpatient expenses has been further expanded.
At present, all co-ordinated areas have opened cross-provincial direct settlement services for general outpatient expenses and inter-provincial direct settlement services for five types of outpatient chronic disease-related expenses, including hypertension, diabetes, outpatient radiotherapy and chemotherapy for malignant tumors, uremia dialysis, and anti-rejection after organ transplantation.
As of the end of December 2023, the number of designated medical institutions for cross-provincial networking of general outpatient expenses nationwide is 19390,000, and the number of designated medical institutions for outpatient chronic disease-related expenses is 580,000, and the number of designated retail pharmacies across the provincial network is 35240,000, an increase from the end of 202279%。From January to December 2023, the national outpatient expenses will be directly settled across provinces11.8 billion person-times, reducing personal advances by 1854.8 billion yuan, an increase from 20229%。