Shanghai free trade zone may promote the upgrading of medical and health market

Source: on September 30, 2013, Xinhua news agency, 27, the notice of the State Council on printing and distributing the general plan of China (Shanghai) pilot Free Trade Zone, in which the measures for expanding the opening of the service industry in the pilot zone mentioned "pilot establishment of foreign-funded professional health insurance institutions" and "allowing the establishment of foreign-funded independent medical institutions" The industry believes that the opening up of foreign medical service industry in China (Shanghai) pilot free trade zone will attract many international medical service institutions and international commercial medical insurance institutions In the future, it is expected to promote the development of regional medical tourism industry with Shanghai as the center, and promote the upgrading and coordinated development of the overall medical and health service industry economy ——The foreign medical service business further expanded the opinions on Further Encouraging and guiding social capital to run medical institutions issued at the end of 2010, which proposed that "overseas capital is allowed to run medical institutions We will further expand the opening-up of medical institutions to the outside world, and adjust overseas capital for medical institutions to allow foreign investment projects Allow overseas medical institutions, enterprises and other economic organizations to set up medical institutions in the form of joint venture or cooperation with Chinese medical institutions, enterprises and other economic organizations within the territory of China, and gradually remove the restrictions on the equity ratio of overseas capital We will pilot the establishment of wholly foreign-owned medical institutions in China with qualified foreign capital, and gradually liberalize them Overseas capital can hold not only for-profit medical institutions, but also non-profit medical institutions Encourage overseas capital to establish medical institutions in the central and western regions of China " Zhuang Yiqiang, Deputy Secretary General of the China Hospital Association, said in an interview that although the policy of allowing the establishment of foreign medical institutions has been in place for a long time, the development speed in the past two years is still relatively slow The Shanghai pilot Free Trade Zone mentioned "allowing the establishment of wholly foreign-owned medical institutions" It can be predicted that the establishment and development of foreign-funded medical institutions in the pilot zone will be faster than other regions Because the market environment in the pilot area will be more international and open, and there will be less administrative intervention In addition, the measures to expand the opening-up of the service industry in the pilot area also put forward "pilot establishment of foreign professional health insurance institutions" It is understood that at present, foreigners are seeking medical treatment in mainland medical institutions For individuals who have already purchased international commercial medical insurance, the insurance company will pay for it; for individuals who have not purchased international commercial medical insurance, the individual will usually bear the cost of medical services at his own expense Jia Xiaofang, President of China International Medical Tourism Association, said that international commercial insurance institutions usually give priority to medical institutions that have passed the JCI certification to establish cooperative relationships to implement risk control, while mainland China has passed the JCI certification The number of certified medical institutions is limited, so there is a narrow choice of medical service institutions for foreigners to visit in mainland China and be paid directly by insurance companies Tuo Guozhu, a professor in the insurance Department of Capital University of economics and trade, pointed out that there are no foreign-funded professional health insurance institutions in China at present The pilot opening has two major impacts: first, most of the domestic health insurance industry is in a loss, and the life is not easy Introducing foreign-funded institutions can help domestic enterprises learn from and learn from the experience and practices of excellent foreign enterprises, and help to change the current situation Second, the products provided by foreign professional health insurance institutions should not only be for foreigners, but also for all consumers Therefore, they will also play a positive role in the existing domestic medical insurance products and services ——The regional medical tourism market has become an important part and backbone of the international tourism industry The global medical tourism market has reached more than 100 billion US dollars every year About 6 million people in the world go to destinations other than their own countries to seek medical services every year It is estimated that the potential market size of high-end medical care in Shanghai is about 11 billion yuan, and it will be close to 16.5 billion yuan to 18.5 billion yuan by 2015 If considering the high-income groups in the Yangtze River Delta and the whole country who come to Shanghai for medical treatment, it will be close to 30 billion yuan Jia Xiaofang said that WTO The focus is on the trade of goods, while the focus of Shanghai pilot free trade zone is on the trade of services For the service industry, especially for the medical and health service industry under the background of the integration of international medical services, the opening up of overseas capital medical service institutions and the pilot establishment of foreign professional health insurance institutions are unprecedented for the development of the medical and health industry Good policy Not only that, as a new industry field, medical tourism service trade will not only bring rich economic income to the country, but also drive the rapid development of hotel industry, catering industry, aviation and railway transportation industry, insurance industry, conference and exhibition service industry, legal service industry and other related industries Medical tourism service trade will play a strong role in promoting China's import and export trade, economic transformation and upgrading, and the formation of innovative industrial economies ——The industry is looking forward to more detailed policies In the interview, the reporter found that although many insiders are optimistic about the opening measures mentioned in the overall plan of the Shanghai pilot Free Trade Zone, they are still in a wait-and-see attitude, hoping to see more detailed auxiliary policies Wang Yongmao, deputy general manager of Shanghai International Medical Park, said that the prospect of the medical service industry in the next decade is certainly good, but the quantitative effect of the pilot area on the industry needs to be further evaluated For example, the policy has been liberalized, but to what extent, especially the way of examination and approval and management, etc In addition, Zhuang Yiqiang said that in the past development of foreign medical institutions, there was a problem that we need to pay attention to, that is, financial investment was more than technology investment If the enterprises that originally had medical institutions in foreign countries came back and opened again, it would certainly help to upgrade the competition in the domestic market, but if only "get one vote", its promotion role would be limited In addition, many insiders also put forward some suggestions for the future medical service market when talking about the Shanghai free trade pilot area First, relying on the Shanghai pilot Free Trade Zone, we should attach importance to the top-level strategic planning and scientific and reasonable design of the international medical tourism service trade zone, guide enterprises and financial institutions with international competitive advantages to gather, introduce international advanced medical equipment and technology in stages, and gradually form the world's leading medical tourism industry cluster zone, integrating medical care, health management, rehabilitation and health care Combining leisure, health preservation and tourism, Shanghai will be built into an international medical tourism destination Second, it is suggested to improve the policies, regulations and supporting implementation rules as soon as possible, such as the industry access standards, operation process, evaluation system of international medical tourism service institutions, and the issuance of China's entry medical tourism visas Third, we should attach importance to the training and reserve of international medical service professionals, introduce international professional certification and professional and systematic training, and carry out overseas special training programs for medical personnel, so as to solve the current situation of the lack of international and composite talents in the medical service industry