The Henan provincial alliance procurement office released a notification indicating that 24 provinces/regions will form three provincial alliances to carry out volume-based procurement (VBP) of six categories of medical consumables, covering hemodialysis, neurosurgery, neural intervention, peripheral intervention, general intervention, and cochlear implants. The participating regions include Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang, along with Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
VBP Participation Details
A total of 18 provinces will take part in hemodialysis VBP, 20 will participate in cochlear implant VBP, and 18 will be involved in four categories of VBP, including neurosurgery (Ningxia general intervention will not participate in coronary guide wire catheter and electrophysiology; Xinjiang and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps will not participate in the general intervention and peripheral intervention). The VBP program management will be carried out by the Henan Provincial Healthcare Security Bureau.-Fineline Info & Tech
