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中國自1978年改革開放以來，高昂的醫療支出和虛高的藥價一直是影響民生的重大問題。2018年爆火的內地電影《我不是藥神》，就反映了許多癌症患者面臨的困境：單價近萬元的標靶藥物讓他們望而卻步。有鑑於此，中國政府近年來對藥價管理機制進行革命性的改革，取得了巨大成效。