{"id":76507,"date":"2026-08-25T16:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T08:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flcube.com\/?p=76507"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T08:08:09","slug":"chinas-nhc-issues-notice-deepening-six-expansions-to-strengthen-family-doctor-contracted-services-with-ai-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flcube.com\/?p=76507","title":{"rendered":"China’s NHC Issues Notice Deepening “Six Expansions” to Strengthen Family Doctor Contracted Services With AI Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

China’s National Health Commission (NHC)<\/strong>, together with the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine<\/strong> and the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration<\/strong>, issued the “Notice on Issuing Several Measures to Further Deepen the ‘Six Expansions’ and Strengthen the Implementation of Family Doctor Contracted Services”<\/strong>, laying out 10 specific requirements<\/strong> to reshape primary care delivery across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Policy Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>Detail<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Issuing Agencies<\/strong><\/td>NHC, National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Disease Control and Prevention Administration<\/td><\/tr>
Document<\/strong><\/td>Notice on Further Deepening the “Six Expansions” and Strengthening Family Doctor Contracted Services<\/td><\/tr>
Core Framework<\/strong><\/td>Deepening “Six Expansions”; family doctor first\u2011visit responsibility system; categorized contracted services; optimized service content; digital & AI empowerment<\/td><\/tr>
Total Measures<\/strong><\/td>10 specific requirements<\/td><\/tr>
Issue Date<\/strong><\/td>25 Aug 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The “Six Expansions” Framework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Notice centers on accelerating six structural expansions of contracted services:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. From general practitioners to specialist doctors,<\/strong> promoting categorized direct participation of clinical and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners at primary\u2011level institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. From primary\u2011level healthcare institutions to secondary and tertiary public hospitals,<\/strong> advanced in a phased manner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. From public healthcare institutions to private medical institutions,<\/strong> promoted in an orderly fashion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. From team\u2011based to individual\u2011based contracting,<\/strong> fully advanced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. From chronic disease management to integrated management of both chronic and infectious diseases,<\/strong> fully advanced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. From fixed contracting periods to flexible contracting periods,<\/strong> fully advanced.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Service Delivery & First\u2011Visit Reform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n