Beijing's first rare disease public health insurance for newborns lands.

Beijing issued the first public welfare medical insurance for rare diseases in newborns on the 24th, providing health protection for the public in the form of charity insurance. This information was obtained by reporters from the Beijing Drug Regulatory Authority, the Municipal Health Commission, the Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau, and the Beijing Customs at the fourth working meeting of the Beijing Rare Disease Drug Protection Pilot Area Joint Mechanism held on the same day. Relying on the rare disease clinical urgently needed drugs already approved in the Tianzhu Pilot Area, the public welfare insurance was developed by the Beijing Capital Airport Economic Zone Administrative Committee, PICC Property and Casualty Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch, and Beijing Life Insurance Company. The first phase of insurance drug list includes 14 kinds of overseas special drugs and 8 kinds of domestic special drugs. Each eligible pregnant woman can receive 2 insurance products, achieving "one list, double protection".