24 September 2024
The Guangdong Provincial Medical Insurance Bureau (“the authorities”) issued the “Notice in relation to the “Interim Measures for the Medication Management of Basic Medical Insurance in Guangdong Province” (“the Notice”) on 24 September 2024. The authorities proposed that “Catalogue A drugs” refers to medications that are essential for clinical treatment, widely used with definite curative effect. The insured individuals will use the “Catalogue A drugs” in accordance with the payment standards specified in the basic medical insurance regulations without upfront payment. The Notice shall be effective from 1 November 2024 with a provisional validity period of 3 years.