Recently, the National Medical Insurance Administration announced the "Interim Measures for the Administration of Drug Use under Basic Medical Insurance."

It clarifies several categories of drugs that are not included in the "Drug Catalog", including: drugs that mainly have a nourishing effect; drugs containing national rare and endangered wild animals and plants; health care drugs; preventive vaccines and contraceptives; drugs that mainly enhance sexual function

, medicines for treating hair loss, losing weight, beautifying, quitting smoking, quitting drinking, etc.

The measures will come into effect on September 1, 2020.

It can be seen that for the sake of beauty, health products, preventive vaccines, etc. are not included in the scope of medical insurance. Some people think that the scope of medical insurance is too narrow?

First of all, we must clarify a concept. Medical insurance is a social insurance system established to provide workers within the coverage with basic medical needs when they fall ill.

This is the basic medical security provided by the state to prevent people with lower incomes from becoming poor due to illness. Therefore, those covered by medical insurance can truly receive treatment. It does not mean that there are no sick people. In order to prevent the possibility of illness, medical insurance drugs are not included.

It is normal to include preventive vaccines.

?Prophylactic biological products refer to human biological products such as vaccines, vaccines, toxoids and other human biological products that are managed under the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases" for Class A, Class B and Class C infectious diseases.

Biological products are prepared by using ordinary microorganisms, cells, tissues and liquids of various animal and human origins or obtained by biotechnology such as genetic engineering, cell engineering, protein engineering, fermentation engineering, etc., and are used for the prevention, treatment and treatment of human diseases.

Diagnostic drugs.

Therefore, the medication management of basic medical insurance adheres to the people-centered development idea and effectively guarantees the reasonable medication needs of insured persons; it adheres to the functional orientation of "guaranteeing basic", does its best and within one's ability, and ensures the level of medication protection is consistent with basic medical insurance.

The medical insurance fund is adapted to the affordability of the insured; it adheres to hierarchical management and clarifies the responsibilities and authorities of each level; it adheres to expert review, adapts to the advancement of clinical technology, and achieves scientific, standardized, precise, and dynamic management; it insists on paying equal attention to Chinese and Western medicines, and giving full play to traditional Chinese medicine.

and Western medicine have their own advantages.