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flag China adds 91 new drugs to national insurance, aiming to cut patient costs by $7 billion.

flag China plans to make 91 new drugs more affordable by adding them to the national medical insurance scheme, expected to reduce patient costs by 50 billion yuan ($7 billion). flag This move expands the total number of covered medications to 3,159, improving access to treatments for chronic and rare diseases. flag The government also lowered prices through bulk procurement and negotiations, making cochlear implants and peripheral vascular stents more affordable. flag These efforts have benefited over 830 million recipients and saved over 880 billion yuan in patient expenditures.

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