Beijing has initiated the continuation of procurement work after the expiration of the national organization centralized procurement drug agreement. A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned from the Beijing Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau yesterday that before March 11th, medical institutions participating in the first eight batches of national centralized procurement must confirm the agreed procurement volume of the selected drugs for the next stage. It is expected that by the end of March, 316 commonly used drugs will be supplied in this city at a centralized procurement and selection price. According to the Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau, more than 200 hospitals in this city have currently opened the mobile payment function for medical insurance. Medical insurance participants can use this feature through the "Jingtong" mini program or hospital owned applications to settle medical insurance reimbursement expenses in real-time online. It is reported that renewal is the renewal process after the expiration of the national centralized drug procurement agreement. The reporter from Beiqing Daily learned that this renewal of procurement covers 316 commonly used drugs that have expired in the first to eighth batches of national centralized procurement agreements, covering 26 treatment areas such as anti infection, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, lipid-lowering, nervous system, respiratory system, digestive system, etc. From a specific variety perspective, it includes antihypertensive drugs such as amlodipine besylate tablets, anti infective drugs such as cephalosporins, anticoagulants such as enoxaparin sodium injection, and cardiovascular drugs such as bisoprolol fumarate tablets, with a wide range of categories. This continuation of procurement is the first nationwide unified continuation of centralized procurement of drugs organized by the state, jointly led by the medical insurance bureaus of Jiangsu, Henan, and Guangdong provinces. From the renewal situation, 98% of the original selected companies continue to be selected, ensuring a smooth transition of patients' medication. At the same time, this procurement renewal clearly states that the bidding enterprise's production line has no record of violations in the past two years, and the quality is strictly controlled from the source. According to the Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau, the selected results of this renewal are expected to be implemented by the end of March, and the procurement cycle will continue until the end of 2028. The Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau explained that a longer procurement cycle not only benefits patients, but also helps selected enterprises to stably arrange production and supply, ensuring a continuous supply of drugs. According to the Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau, starting from September 3, 2023, 26 hospitals in this city will open the mobile payment function for medical insurance. Currently, the number of hospitals that have opened this function has increased to more than 200. Medical insurance mobile payment is applicable to employed and retired employees, residents, and over transferred personnel who are insured in this city. By using the "Jingtong" applet or the hospital's own application (App, applet, official account), the insured can complete online medical insurance reimbursement and real-time settlement of registration, outpatient service, Internet referral and other expenses. If using the mobile payment function of medical insurance, the medical insurance code (medical insurance electronic voucher) needs to be activated before seeking medical treatment. The specific steps are: on the "Health Services" page of the "Jingtong" mini program, click the "Medical Insurance Electronic Voucher" icon to enter the electronic voucher activation page; Click the 'Agree to Activate and Authorize' button; After collecting facial information, authorize the Beijing medical insurance mini program to use medical insurance electronic vouchers; Set a 6-digit password for the medical insurance electronic voucher to complete the activation process. If the insured person uses the "Jingtong" mini program to pay for medical insurance expenses, they also need to bind their bank card. The specific steps are: on the "Health Services" page of "Jingtong", click the "Medical Insurance Bank Card Management" icon to enter the bank card management page; Click the 'Add Bank Card' button; On the add my bank card page, enter the bank card number; After verifying the bank card information, the card binding operation is completed. The Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau stated that in the next step, the city will continue to expand the coverage of medical insurance mobile payment hospitals, making it more convenient and efficient for patients to seek medical treatment. (New Society)