NHSA Moves Forward with China’s First Dual-List Adjustment for NRDL and Commercial Drug Catalog
What will China’s new dual-list mechanism mean for launch timing, pricing risks, and long-term market potential for innovative drugs?
NHSA Consults on 2025 Dual-List Adjustment Work Plan for NRDL and Commercial Drug List
The Dual-List Adjustment Mechanism marks a pivotal shift in China’s reimbursement system, prompting key strategic questions for innovative drug makers.
▶️Connecting the Dots for Global Pharma: Critical Factors Driving Success in China
This Q&A explores the growing gap between global pharma strategies and China’s payer priorities—offering a self-assessment tool for internal alignment, and insights into risks and opportunities in the commercial catalog pathway.
Positioning for Success: Navigating China’s C-List and Commercial Catalog for Innovative Medicines
Gain practical tools and insight to navigate China’s C-List and Commercial Catalog—and make informed decisions on product positioning across emerging access pathways.
China’s Insurance Industry Moves to Standardize Drug Coverage: Draft Commercial A-List Now Open for Feedback
As NHSA pilots C-List reimbursement models, a parallel effort by the Insurance Association of China has produced its first national formulary draft—offering a framework that could define future specialty drug access under Huiminbao and beyond.
China’s Commercial Insurance Catalog Accelerates Expanding Beyond Category C Drug List
Led by the Insurance Association of China, this initiative alongside the NHSA-led Category C Drug List, is reshaping funding pathways, pricing strategies, and market access for innovative medicines.
NHSA Fast-Tracks China's First Category C Drug List to Expand Commercial Funding for Innovative Medicines
The launch of the Category C Drug List marks a major milestone in China’s reimbursement landscape for innovative therapies. Its success will hinge on transparent selection criteria, fair pricing strategies, and broad market adoption.
Pioneering Value-Based Care in China: A Conversation with Dr. Felix Lee, Co-CEO of The GBA Healthcare Group
This success story emphasizes the importance of aligning healthcare innovation with a nation's infrastructure and social security framework to ensure practical, scalable, and sustainable care delivery and payment models.
China Aims to Establish a High-Quality All-Inclusive Commercial Health Insurance System in Five Years
City Commercial Health Insurance ("Huiminbao") has been rapidly advancing, focusing on protecting the entire population against major illnesses,
China's Commercial Health Insurance Formulary Development: Current State and Future Directions
The commercial health insurance sector in China presents substantial opportunities for growth, with the development of commercial insurance formularies acting
