To have medicines and medical supplies for use at medical examination and treatment facilities, it is necessary to implement regulations on procurement and selection of drug suppliers in accordance with legal regulations on bidding. However, currently, there are many problems in the implementation of procurement and bidding.
Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan has just issued a document responding to the opinions of voters of Cao Bang province sent after the 6th session of the 15th National Assembly on the issue of paying for the cost of purchasing medicine and medical supplies outside the hospital, while these medicines and medical supplies are in the list of Health Insurance Fund payments according to doctors' prescriptions.
In response to voters' concerns, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan said that the list of drugs and medical supplies covered by the current health insurance fund meets the needs of using drugs and medical supplies relatively fully and comprehensively, in line with the payment capacity of the health insurance fund. However, to have available drugs and medical supplies for use at medical examination and treatment facilities, it is necessary to implement regulations on procurement and selection of drug suppliers in accordance with legal regulations on bidding.
Meanwhile, currently, there are many problems in the implementation of procurement, specifically, the bidding for the purchase of drugs and medical supplies at medical examination and treatment facilities is still difficult, and in some places, the progress is not on schedule as planned.
In addition, due to the impact of the epidemic, the supply of drugs and medical supplies has also been affected and disrupted to some extent, many manufacturers do not have enough raw materials to produce and distribute drugs and medical supplies. This also leads to an increase in the price of drugs and medical supplies and makes procurement and bidding more difficult.
To overcome the above problem, Minister Dao Hong Lan said that in 2023, the Ministry of Health issued Circular 06/2023 amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 15/2019 regulating drug bidding at public health facilities; Circular 14/2023 regulating the order and procedures for developing bidding package prices for purchasing goods and providing services in the field of medical equipment at public health facilities.
Currently, the Ministry of Health is also coordinating with relevant ministries and branches to synchronously deploy solutions, such as reviewing and perfecting legal documents, focusing on reviewing and perfecting legal documents on procurement and bidding for drugs and medical supplies. In particular, it is urgent to make adjustments in procurement regulations in accordance with the provisions of the new Bidding Law.
The Ministry of Health will amend and supplement the list, with special attention to expanding the list of drugs and medical supplies to meet treatment needs and ensure the rights of health insurance participants; focus on accelerating the implementation of national centralized bidding and price negotiations, and urge medical examination and treatment facilities and related units to ensure the purchase and supply of drugs for patients.
At the same time, the Ministry of Health is also researching to develop regulations on payment mechanisms for the costs of drugs and medical supplies on the list covered by health insurance that people must buy outside to ensure the rights of health insurance participants.
KHANH NGUYEN
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