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Hainan is an island province of China and the nation’s southernmost point. It's known for its tropical climate, beach resorts and forested, mountainous interior. The southern city of Sanya has many beaches that range from 22km-long Sanya Bay to crescent Yalong Bay and its luxury hotels. Outside Sanya, the hilly hiking trails of Yanoda Rainforest Cultural Tourism Zone pass over suspension bridges and by waterfalls.
Compared to most of mainland China, the air quality of Hainan is far higher since it is not affected by factory pollution, which has adversely affected the air on the mainland. Throughout 2012, Hainan had the highest air quality in the country for 351 days.
On June 1, 2020, a large-scale plan was announced by the Chinese government to transform the entire island province into a free trade port (FTP), with the aim of turning it into the largest special economic zone in China. The island is also China's first blockchain testing zone that was officially started in 2019.
On September 1, the Hainan Provincial People’s Government issued the Integration and Innovation Reform Plan (IIR Plan) for the new Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (Hainan Medical Tourism Zone).
The Hainan Medical Tourism Zone sits within broader plans to transform Hainan into the world’s largest Free Trade Port, where other industries, such as modern services and high-tech industries, also play a central role.
On September 1, the Hainan Provincial People’s Government issued the Integration and Innovation Reform Plan (IIR Plan) for the new Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (Hainan Medical Tourism Zone).
Within the plan, the 10 goals are further broken down into 34 specific policy measures. Some of the more notable measures are stated below.
Creating the only ‘global special drug insurance’ in China and innovating payment methods for medical insurance. Multiple advances have already been made to the administration of health insurance in Hainan, including improving health insurance access by way of relaxing the age, occupation, and medical history restrictions as well as eliminating the waiting period, deductible amount, and prerequisite medical examination requirements – which have also served as significant barriers to entry in the past. Under the latest IIR document, the following changes have been made:
- Under the “medical insurance + commercial insurance” mechanism, the domestic unlisted drug will be added to the domestic health insurance;
- A system of “global special drug insurance” will be established, alongside specific reform measures to guide the innovation of payment methods for this medical insurance; and
- Introduce a commercial insurance payment platform to provide plans, such as installment payment for patients’ medication.
Timeline of developments in the Hainan Medical Tourism Zone
Since the medical tourism zone was first developed in 2013, the central and provincial governments have released a number of new policies to make possible the transformation of the Hainan International Medical Zone into a world-class medical tourism destination and medical technology innovation center by 2030.
In September 2019, the Hainan Medical Zone Implementation Plan, also known as the National Nine Articles, first introduced numerous key policies and delegated the authority to approve the import of drugs to the local authorities. The plan had the following effects:
• Allowed in-zone medical institutions to import much needed foreign drugs and medical equipment that are not yet approved by the top drug authority in China.
• Allowed patients to take imported drugs of limited dosage (which have not been registered in China) out of the pilot zone for personal use.
• Allowed research hospitals to collect real-world clinical data from patients using imported drugs and medical devices. The data could be used to expedite the registration and approval process for innovative drugs and medical instruments to enter China.
• Encouraged state-level public hospitals to enter the zone. Three to five public hospitals will be authorized to franchise brand, trademark, and technology to medical institutions in the pilot zone.
• Built an evaluation center for imported drugs and medical devices to facilitate the clinical use of imported drugs and medical devices.
Since then, developments within the Hainan International Medical Tourism Zone have been rolled out quickly – this latest plan marking the third key document released by the Hainan Provincial government just in 2020 alone.
The latest reform plan adds the development of a “global special drug insurance” and implementation of “a full-process pharmaceutical traceability platform” to a growing list of new systems and processes that will be adopted to support the growth of this zone. The most recent document also removes a lot of the red tape that existed for the import of new medical products, the construction of new medical projects, or the licensing of medical institutions and practitioners within the zone.
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