Chemotherapy imported drugs can be reimbursed by health insurance

The new social security scheme stipulates that insured patients are reimbursed for chemotherapy costs that meet the requirements and are within the limits of the standard, such as the use of drugs prescribed by the health insurance to carry out chemotherapy costs can be reimbursed, but if the patient uses imported drugs, then the costs in this regard may not be reimbursed in the scope of the health insurance.

Legal basis:

The Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 2: The State establishes a system of social insurance covering basic old-age pension insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, and maternity insurance, and guarantees the right of citizens to obtain material assistance from the State and society in accordance with the law in the event of old age, sickness, industrial injury, unemployment, or maternity. and society in the event of old age, sickness, industrial injury, unemployment or maternity, in accordance with the law.

Article 26: The standards of treatment for basic medical insurance for employees, new rural cooperative medical care and basic medical insurance for urban residents shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the State.

Article 28 Medical expenses that conform to the basic medical insurance drug catalog, diagnostic and therapeutic items, standards of medical service facilities, as well as emergency and rescue medical expenses shall be paid out of the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with the state regulations.