Health: the medical equipment prices artificially high to it

Li Hongsong (teachers)

Source: health

        The Shanghai higher people's court of final appeal of the country's first vertical monopoly case, Johnson &johnson medical equipment (Shanghai) co., LTD., Johnson & Johnson (China) medical equipment co., LTD., limited "minimum resale price" constitute the "monopoly", was sentenced to compensate dealers $530000. Johnson's case has sparked the question of foreign brand monopoly of medical equipment, and the price is. Industry insiders revealed that some companies set high prices, cost of commercial bribery in order to digest the back black. (August 6, the Beijing news)

        In the medical industry, the high price of foreign brands are indisputable facts. However, for a long time people usual impression and individual foreign brands do better quality, patients or patients families prefer to pay big money, use the brand medical equipment medical examination, or buy expensive foreign brands.

        The incident Johnson & Johnson, opened a precedent, and revealed the tip of the iceberg for foreign brands prices artificially high. The China association for medical devices industry surgical implants honorary President of the professional committee of Yao Zhixiu, for example, "rebate percentage basic about the same, but the import product price high, more generous kickbacks. Suppose a import price is 30000 yuan, artificial joint commissions may be LiuQiQian yuan; and domestic 15000 yuan, the rebate is only 3000 yuan". From the exposure of the cases in recent years, this phenomenon was evident: an American brand color doppler imaging system with 980000 yuan to sell to the hospital, and sent to the dean of kickbacks reached 100000 yuan; A south Korean production of three-dimensional multi-function color doppler ultrasonic diagnostic instrument is the price to sell to the hospital more than 160 ten thousand yuan, and gave the dean 'as high as 300000 yuan.

        If Ren Yang brand prices artificially high, will be seriously compromised patients benefit, to the already heavy burden of patients, families, is unfavorable to cultivate the good doctor-patient relationship, more conducive to social stability. Therefore, I hope to become the Shanghai court precedent against foreign brands prices artificially high first shot, and let the whole society to participate in the supervision, to crack down on illegal foreign brands, the price is high, in order to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of patients.

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