＂More information, more people running, less running errands＂ The medical insurance code has more than 1 billion users nationwide

　　Cctv newsOn November 24, 2019, the first medical insurance code in China was activated in Jinan City, Shandong Province, marking the official entry of medical treatment and drug purchase into the era of "one code". Up to now, the medical insurance code has been launched for four years, with more than 1 billion users nationwide and more than 800,000 designated medical institutions. Recently, the National Medical Insurance Bureau held a press conference to introduce the development of medical insurance codes.

　　What is the medical insurance code?

　　The medical insurance code is a unified information identification issued by the National Medical Insurance Bureau for the insured. According to the relevant person in charge, the medical insurance code is a popular term for medical insurance in electronic certificate. It supports people to see a doctor and buy medicines and handle medical insurance business across regions and channels without relying on a physical ID card.

　　In 2020, the medical insurance code was included in the electronic certificate database of the national integrated online government service platform, which completed the docking with the unified identity authentication system of the national government service platform and realized the activation and use of the national government service platform APP, WeChat, Alipay, mobile banking and other channels.

　　In 2022, with the nationwide unified medical insurance information platform fully launched as an opportunity, the national medical insurance system extensively explored and promoted the online and offline application of medical insurance codes, constantly enriched the application scenarios, and supported the use of medical insurance codes to handle related businesses in all scenarios requiring identity verification and medical insurance settlement, thus realizing the whole process application of medical insurance codes.

　　How does the medical insurance code facilitate our life?

　　"Cross-provincial general office" runs less errands. With the advantages of cross-regional use in the whole country, the medical insurance code helps the masses to handle medical records in different places online and directly settle accounts offline.

　　Internet plus enjoys the handheld service. In order to meet the needs of multi-level and personalized consultation, the medical insurance department has launched a number of "internet plus medical insurance services", such as online consultation, one-click prescription renewal, follow-up dispensing, online settlement, and drug delivery to the home, so as to better meet the needs of the people for medical treatment and drug purchase.

　　See a doctor and buy medicine in one code. It is understood that the application of the medical insurance code in the whole scene and process is one of the key tasks of the medical insurance department this year, which promotes the use of the medical insurance code from being available only in the settlement link to being available in the whole process of appointment registration, check-in, diagnosis and treatment, report inquiry, and pharmacy taking medicine.

　　At present, the cooperation channels of medical insurance codes include Internet platforms, commercial banks and designated medical institutions, with a total of 234.

　　Xie Zhangshu, deputy director of the Department of Finance and Regulation of the National Medical Insurance Bureau, said: "We also see that some medical institutions still have the situation that the medical insurance code cannot be used in the whole process. Next, the medical insurance department will continue to optimize and improve the application scenarios of medical insurance codes, continuously optimize and simplify various services, introduce more service applications that people need and love, and continuously improve ‘ Medical insurance code, one-code communication ’ The gold content, continue to clean up the medical insurance code ‘ Full scene communication, full process communication and national communication ’ The dead corner of work, better performance ‘ China medical insurance, life-long protection ’ Commitment mission. "