Analysis of the Optimization Path of Medical Insurance Payment for Hospital Weight Management Services under the Concept of Strategic Purchasing
Zhang Xiaoyan
Han Dongyang
Fang Pengqian
Abstract：Based on the concept of strategic purchasing,it explores the underlying logic of medical insurance payment for hospital weight management services,including enhancing the cost-effectiveness of health investment,motivating hospitals to improve the quality and efficiency of weight management services,and promoting the supply-side reform of weight management services.By drawing on international experience in medical insurance payment for weight management services and analyzing the current practices of Chinese medical insurance systems,it is found China faces challenges in promoting hospital weight management services,such as incoordination between weight management policy advocacy and medical insurance funding,conflicting DRG grouping schemes,and inadequate insurance coverage.To address these issues,it proposes strategies including:improve the top-level design of medical insurance payment for hospital weight management services,give full play to the incentive role of medical insurance payment on hospitals and individuals,build a diversified medical insurance support system for weight management services,optimize the practice path of medical insurance payment for hospital weight management services,and help promote the Healthy China strategy.
Keywords：strategic purchasingmedical insurance paymenthospitalweight management services
Publication Date：2025-09-05
Online Publishing Date：2025-09-18(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 27-30 )