The deafness of shaanxi daily news (journalist lee wu jia) has meant that it is costly to keep many needy people from doing so. On 15 may, journalists were informed by the provincial health insurance board that, as of 1 june, medical consumables (including implants, sound processors) for artificial snails would be integrated into payments from the shaanxi basic medical insurance fund。
Artificial cochlear is currently the core means of treating diaphragm or ultra-heavy nervous deafness. Previously, the domestic cochlear required more than $80,000, and the imported cochlear had models ranging from $300,000 to $400,000。
“according to medical insurance, artificial snail medical consumables are managed according to category b, after 30 per cent of the patient's own expenses have been paid, the remainder is included in the total hospital expenses and reimbursed in accordance with the hospital policy of the insured area.” the responsible head of the medical services management service of the provincial health insurance institute (ses) introduced that the policy covers patients who are deaf with a double or ultra-heavy sense, who are deaf with hearing aids or other devices that are not able to improve hearing and speech understanding, who are diagnosed by the relevant specialized medical institutions, who are evaluated in accordance with the signs of implantation and who have completed the implantation with a professionally competent medical institution。
“the personal cost of the patient is expected to drop to more than $20,000 as the cochlear is integrated into the health insurance.” presentation by liu xian, director of the orthal and neck surgery at the provincial people's hospital。
In addition, the new deal specifies that the health insurance payment rate will be based on the selected price for the collection of selected products. For the non-centralized procurement of selected products, the health insurance sector will use the maximum selected price for the selected product in the category and function of close proximity as the payment rate, with the patient being responsible for the excess of the payment rate. For patients below 18 years of age, the PDF will provide appropriate financial support for the remaining costs reimbursed by the medical insurance fund, achieve the dual security of the medical insurance reimbursement + disable union benefit and further reduce the family burden。
“at present, we are directing the targeted health-care institutions to regularize the process, giving priority to the procurement of selected products in a centralized manner, providing reasonable guidance to patients in the provinces, ensuring that policies work well, reducing the financial burden on patients, and helping more people with hearing impairments to leave the world silently.”。
