On March 1, the Office of the National Medical Security Bureau issued a notice on doing a good job in centralized procurement and price management of medicine in 2023, requiring a solid promotion of centralized procurement of medical consumables with a certain amount, and carrying out centralized procurement of new batches of nationally organized high value medical consumables in accordance with the principle of "one product, one policy".

The notification requires that the centralized procurement of new batches of high value medical consumables organized by the state be carried out in accordance with the principle of "one product, one policy". Implement the selection results of centralized procurement of spinal consumables, and prioritize the adjustment of surgical prices related to centralized procurement of spinal consumables by referring to the practice of special adjustment of artificial joint replacement surgery prices. Timely launch of centralized procurement of artificial joints nationwide. Focus on key products in cardiology and orthopedics, guide more provinces to promote centralized procurement of general surgical consumables such as staples and ultrasound scalpels, and continue to explore centralized procurement of in vitro diagnostic reagents. Each province will carry out at least one batch of provincial centralized procurement of consumables. Focus on guiding Shaanxi to lead the provincial alliance procurement of dural (spinal) patches and hernia repair consumables, Henan to lead the provincial alliance procurement of consumables such as neurosurgery, and Anhui to lead the provincial alliance procurement of in vitro diagnostic reagents.