China’s Public Payer Challenged To Support Domestic Innovative Drug Market

But Deficit Too Big?

One Chinese biotech executive is entertaining hopes of China’s domestic market for novel drugs growing to CNY300bn ($41bn). However, the country’s public payer spent just CNY90bn on such products in 2023 and is expected to increase expenditure to more than CNY100bn this year.

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Can China’s public payer prop up the domestic novel drug market? • Source: Shutterstock

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