The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has disclosed plans to expand the scope of its volume-based procurement (VBP) tendering to include high-value medical consumables such as cochlear implants during an inspection visit to the Medical Purchasing Center and associated medical institutions in Tianjin. The administration intends to tailor the procurement rules to align with the market dynamics and clinical nuances of these consumables, crafting specific guidelines for each category.
This initiative follows the Tianjin Medical Purchasing Center’s commencement of centralized maintenance for cochlear implant information in June, marking a preliminary step towards integrating such devices into the VBP framework. – Flcube.com
