# China to expand health insurance coverage for innovative drugs

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Podcast: [Headline News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/headline-news-207830)
Published: 2026-09-04T09:28:00+00:00
Episode link: 1_2721860
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## Resource

China will expand national health insurance coverage for innovative drugs treating cancer, chronic and rare diseases, and childhood illnesses. Since 2018, around 950 medicines, including nearly 200 innovative drugs, have been added to the national drug list.

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