团险赔付率逼近80％，如何为创新药械腾出空间

Core Viewpoint - The Chinese commercial health insurance market is showing signs of recovery after three years of slow growth, with expectations to surpass 1 trillion yuan this year. However, a structural transformation is urgently needed, shifting from "insuring healthy people" to "insuring people's health" [1][4]. Group 1: Market Dynamics - The "sick body" insurance market, which covers individuals with pre-existing conditions or chronic diseases, is crucial for building a multi-tiered medical security system and promoting innovative drug development [1][4]. - In August, Shanghai introduced measures to encourage insurance companies to include elderly individuals and those with pre-existing conditions in their coverage, aiming for high-quality development of commercial health insurance [1][3]. - The group insurance market, while larger in absolute scale, has been facing challenges such as increased claims ratios and slowing growth rates due to rising medical costs and competitive pressures [3][6]. Group 2: Financial Contributions - In 2024, individual health insurance products like "Hui Min Bao" and "Million Medical Insurance" contributed nearly 40% of the commercial insurance payments for innovative drugs, totaling approximately 4.5 billion yuan, while group insurance contributed less than 10%, around 1 billion yuan [3][5]. - The annual premium scale of group insurance has exceeded 100 billion yuan, accounting for nearly 30% of the commercial health insurance market [4][5]. Group 3: Challenges and Opportunities - The group insurance market is experiencing a "survival" focus rather than "responsibility expansion," with claims ratios reaching 70%-80% due to the nature of the products [3][6]. - The market is facing a "two-eighty rule," where 20% of large corporate clients pay 80% of the premiums, indicating a concentration of demand among healthier, higher-paying employees [5][6]. - There is a growing recognition that reform in group insurance is necessary to accommodate innovative drug coverage, as current products are primarily designed for small, frequent claims [8][9]. Group 4: Future Outlook - The shift towards group insurance as a more stable option for medical coverage is seen as more feasible than relying on individual payments, especially in the context of rising healthcare costs and economic pressures on companies [10].