Group 1 - The National Healthcare Security Administration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security have issued a new drug catalog for basic medical insurance, maternity insurance, and work injury insurance, which will take effect on January 1, 2026. This marks the 8th adjustment of the medical insurance drug catalog since the establishment of the National Healthcare Security Administration [1] - The recent adjustment adds 114 new drugs, including 50 first-class innovative drugs. Notably, several rare disease medications have been included in the 2025 medical insurance catalog and the commercial health insurance innovative drug catalog [1] - Specific drugs such as Fosun Pharma's Luvofemin and Beihai Kangcheng's Vilazodone have been included in the 2025 medical insurance catalog and the commercial health insurance innovative drug catalog, respectively. Additionally, five CAR-T therapies have been added to the commercial health insurance innovative drug catalog [1] Group 2 - John Yang, the Asia-Pacific healthcare research director at Citibank, stated that biotechnology, particularly innovative drugs, will be a top priority for China in the coming years. He emphasized the need for China to upgrade production lines and capabilities, as well as expand clinical management capabilities to develop the entire ecosystem [1] - Morgan Stanley's healthcare research head in China, Yang Huang, echoed similar sentiments, noting that biomanufacturing has been identified by the government as a key economic growth driver during the 14th Five-Year Plan period [1] Group 3 - The head of the National Healthcare Security Administration, Zhang Ke, indicated plans to accelerate the construction of a healthcare imaging cloud based on medical insurance data, aiming for nationwide interoperability and recognition of medical insurance imaging by 2027 [4]
多款创新药、罕见病药物被纳入医保目录