The treatment costs for four chronic and aging-related diseases account for over half of China's medical insurance expenditure, according to an official from the National Health Commission (NHC).
The four diseases are cardiac and cerebral vessel-related diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes, said Zhang Yuhui of the NHC, according to a report by the Xinhua News Agency.
Curbing treatment costs of these four types of illnesses through value-based care is expected to save over CNY100bn ($14.2bn) for China every year.
China has released the Healthy China Action (2019-2030) plan, which includes measures for the prevention and control of these major chronic diseases.