原标题：人民网评：破解种牙贵，让群众笑口常开近日，国家医保局网站发布《关于开展口腔种植医疗服务收费和耗材价格专项治理的通知》(以下简称《通知》)，明确指出，开展全面覆盖公立和民营医疗机构的口腔种植价格专项治理工作。
Foreign tourists view a model of urban planning and construction at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center on August 10, 2025. Photo: VCG
Editor's Note:Chinese President Xi Jinping has pointed out, "to understand China today, one must learn to understand the Communist Party of China (CPC)." With the rapid development of China's economy and society, and the steady advancement of the Chinese path to modernization, the notable achievements of the CPC have drawn extensive international attention and scholarly interest. Against this backdrop, the Global Times has launched the "CPC in Global Eyes" column, focusing on the feelings, perspectives and insights of international friends from various fields regarding the CPC's historical path and achievements.
They include those who have toured China, who deeply study the CPC in academic fields, who work, live, study, seek employment or do business in various fields in China, and who pay close attention to the CPC's policies and trends, although they haven't visited the country in person. Through their vivid personal experiences, we aim to present a multifaceted overseas view of the CPC.
In the 16th installment of this series, we followed two Latin American scholars as they toured Chinese cities, witnessing how the CPC's people-centered, long-term development vision is translated into tangible everyday improvements - and reflecting on what China's experience might offer for state capacity building in Latin America.
Standing before the glass at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, Ecuadorian scholar María Imelda Robalino gently traced the edge of the giant city model with her fingertips, her eyes reflecting the orderly contours of this megacity stretching toward the horizon. The clear lines linking green spaces along the city's iconic Huangpu River, dense residential neighborhoods and industrial parks drew the public administration scholar, who has long studied urban expansion in Latin America, into deep thought.
Beside her, Mariana Escalante, a Mexican scholar in China studies, gazed at the scrolling timeline of Shanghai's long-term urban plans on a screen and expressed her admiration for the CPC and the Chinese government's all-out efforts in development and construction. "It's very impressive that they're taking care of all the factors that influence Chinese people, not just development and the economy, but also the environment and the well-being of the people," she told the Global Times at the exhibition center.
In June, a delegation of more than 20 think tank scholars from about 15 Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador, started their tour in China. Over the course of more than 10 days, they visited cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing, and went into urban planning exhibition centers, residential communities, Party schools, eco-friendly power plants and university think tanks. Robalino and Escalante were among them. Like many others in the group, they came with a shared purpose: to see for themselves what Chinese modernization under CPC leadership actually looks like.
"I always emphasize the importance of seeing and experiencing China with my own eyes, in addition to learning about it through documents, academic research or news reports," Escalante told the Global Times.
Mariana Escalante visits an eco-friendly power company in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, on June 11, 2026. Photo: Courtesy of Escalante
From plans to everyday lifeFor Escalante, this trip to China was far from her first encounter with the country.
A professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and founder of Mexican Association of Sinology, she has visited China many times before - yet each journey still brings fresh discoveries. "China is a country that changes at an impressive speed, so I try to visit as often as possible," she told the Global Times. "Every trip allows me to observe new processes, and compare what I study in texts with how policies are implemented."
Robalino approached her China visit with a broader set of expectations. Her institution, Ecuador's National Institute of Advanced Studies, has a Center for Chinese Studies, and this trip was meant to deepen existing academic ties. As a scholar of public policy and innovation, she also hoped to observe firsthand how China builds state capacity.
With different expectations, the delegation set off on a "dialogue" spanning mountains and seas. In Shanghai, the Latin American scholars visited the city's urban planning exhibition center and also stepped into one of its most local residential communities. If the former showed them how a metropolis is "planned" into being, the field visit to Block 228 Changbai New Village Subdistrict, or Changbai 228, revealed how planning is translated into everyday life - through the leadership and support of CPC organizations at every level.
On an afternoon in early June, the delegation stepped into Changbai 228 in Shanghai's Yangpu district. Since its completion in 1952, it has served as a warm home for the city's industrial workers. More than seven decades later, through urban planning, it has been transformed into a mixed-use community that preserves historical memory while offering modern services.
As the delegation walked through the neighborhood, they passed one amenity after another: a convenience commercial center, an affordable sports and health center, a restaurant, and subsidized rental housing. Inside a local Party-mass service center, some residents were dancing, while music drifted out into the hall. At the entrance, several scholars paused and, unable to resist, began clapping along to the beat.
"From the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, I was able to observe how the state plans and envisions the development of the city; at Changbai 228, I was able to observe the results of that action from the perspective of the community and everyday life," Robalino told the Global Times. What intrigued her most was "how a planned intervention can become a space that does not feel rigid or imposed, but instead becomes a place for connection and coexistence." To her, the case revealed one of the less visible dimensions of public action: what happens after planning, during implementation, when public decisions become part of people's daily lives.
Escalante was equally struck by what Changbai 228 revealed about the CPC's people-centered philosophy. "What attracted my attention most at 228 was the close connection between urban renewal and the everyday well-being of residents," she said.
"Urban space should not be organized solely around commercial consumption. Changbai 228 includes commercial services, but it also has public and community spaces where people can meet, rest or take part in activities, without consumption necessarily being at the center of the experience." In Escalante's view, the CPC's people-centered approach had taken on tangible form. "Development should not be understood only in economic terms or in terms of economic gain, but also in terms of the people."
Foreign tourists visit the Bund in Shanghai on August 17, 2026. Photo: VCG
An immersive understanding
Having visited China in person and seen firsthand how CPC policies are implemented in everyday life and put at the service of the people, these Latin American scholars with a strong interest in China gained a more immersive understanding of some of the Party's core concepts.
Several of the projects the scholars visited enabled them to observe how these concepts are translated into concrete policies and projects, Escalante said. She pointed to some terms often mentioned by the CPC and the Chinese government, such as "people-centered development," "common prosperity" and "Chinese modernization."
"People-centered development" means that development should not be measured solely by economic growth, infrastructure construction or technological progress, but also by its ability to improve people's livelihoods and quality of life, she added.
The scholar further pointed out that, "common prosperity" adds another layer to this vision: growth and modernization should benefit a broader swath of society, and development should help reduce social and regional inequalities. "What is the point of achieving high levels of economic growth or technological development if a significant part of the population is left outside its benefits?"
As for "Chinese modernization," Escalante described it as a modernization path suited to China's own historical, social and political conditions, rather than the assumption that there is only one universal model to follow.
"The leadership of the CPC is also explicitly presented as one of its central elements. From my perspective, the role of the Party is precisely one of the defining features of this process," she told the Global Times. "The Chinese government has considerable capacity to set long-term development goals, coordinate public policies and mobilize resources toward specific priorities. What interests me is how these broad ideas are translated - or are intended to be translated - into concrete policies, and what results they produce at different levels of society."
Cooperation amid challengesThis year marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Forum. Data show that in 2024 trade between China and Latin American and Caribbean countries exceeded $500 billion for the first time, more than 40 times that of the beginning of this century. In 2025, the figure climbed further to $549 billion. More than 20 Latin American countries had joined the Belt and Road cooperation framework, the Xinhua News Agency reported in May 2025.
Behind the numbers are scholars' observations and reflections. Escalante believes that one of the most practical and promising areas for cooperation between China and Latin America lies in sustainable urban transportation and its integration with new energy - including electric public transit, charging infrastructure, energy storage technologies, smart traffic management systems and shared mobility services. "These are particularly relevant areas for large Latin American cities that face problems such as congestion, pollution, unequal access to transportation and long commuting times," she said.
From the perspective of public administration, Robalino pointed to at least two areas where China and Latin America could find concrete opportunities for South-South cooperation.
"One is the exchange of experience on long-term planning, policy monitoring and strengthening implementation capacity; the other is public innovation," she told the Global Times. "It would be particularly interesting to exchange methodologies for experimentation, institutional learning and scaling up innovations."
When asked about the resurgence of "Monroe Doctrine" thinking in the US, Escalante did not evade the issue. "US influence and pressure on Latin America have a long history," she said. What worries her now, she added, is that the US government has once again publicly invoked the Monroe Doctrine, "which inevitably raises questions in Latin America about sovereignty and the capacity to make our own decisions."
At the same time, Escalante argued that it is too simplistic to explain Latin America's limited autonomy solely through external pressure. "Autonomy also depends on our own capacities. A country with strong institutions, a more diversified economy, lower levels of poverty and inequality, greater scientific and technological capabilities, and a long-term development strategy also has more room to decide with whom it wants to build relations and on what terms," she said.
Looking at Latin America, Escalante said one of the most important lessons from China's experience is the country's ability to define long-term goals and, above all, to translate them into concrete policies.
"Our countries have very different political systems, histories and social conditions, so this is not about copying the Chinese model," she told the Global Times. "However, we can reflect on the importance of building institutional systems that can plan, coordinate policies, ensure a certain degree of continuity and make public decisions truly take effect."
As the scholar put it, "China's experience can prompt Latin America to ask an important question: how do we build states with enough capacity to turn development goals into concrete and lasting improvements in people's lives?"
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二 | ”说起种植牙，许多人的第一反应就是贵。国家医保局此次发布《通知》，就是瞄准种植牙价格虚高这一百姓痛点，通过科学综合施策，减轻公众支出负担，让人民群众获得高质量、有效率、能负担的缺牙修复服务。
三 | 同时，引导医疗机构通过透明价格、优质服务、规范管理等有序竞争，促进口腔种植行业健康发展。理顺价格机制是规范收费与服务的前提。《通知》明确，有序推进口腔种植医疗服务“技耗分离”。技术收费与耗材收费“一码归一码”，让种植牙价格进一步透明，使治理更具针对性。此举一方面旨在令虚高的耗材价格回归产品价值本身，另一方面会使医务人员的劳务价值得到合理体现。
四 | 聚焦重点事半功倍。种植牙耗材是种牙花销“大头”，自然成为治理焦点。
五 | 目前，公立医疗机构采购高端品牌种植体价格在4000元至6000元每套。至于民营医疗机构，种植体采购价格更是极不透明。媒体曾报道，高价种植体近一半的成本用于“铺市场”，“流通过程存在价格虚高空间”是不争的事实。巨大的“隐性成本”引发患者强烈质疑，“灰色公关”更引起有关部门高度重视，种植牙耗材的价格“水分”必须好好挤一挤!即将实施的集中带量采购，是医保部门放出的“大招”。《通知》强调，精心组织开展种植牙耗材集中采购，由四川省医疗保障局牵头组建种植牙耗材省际采购联盟，各省份均应参加。“种植牙采购联盟”具有三大特点，一是首次对医保目录外高值医用耗材进行集中带量采购，二是首次明确鼓励要求民营医疗机构参加的集采，三是首个覆盖全国31个省市区在内的最大的医用耗材采购联盟。集中采购有利于发挥规模优势，将对种植牙耗材展开“灵魂砍价”，压缩中间环节和流通成本，惠及更多患者。同时，还将采取多家中选的方式，优化供应链条，更好匹配患者和临床所需，确保口腔种植服务质量稳定、种植体供应充足。优质的种植牙服务更离不开优秀的牙科医生。尊重医务人员的专业付出，是合理规范收费的另一标尺。
六 | 《通知》明确，三级公立医院种植牙医疗服务价格全流程调控目标为4500元。这一调控目标是有关部门经过认真调研、广泛征求意见后确定的，不仅体现了医生技术的“含金量”、有利于保障医务人员的积极性，而且剑指巧立名目乱收费、体现公立医院公益性。
七 | 站在患者角度，全流程服务指导价囊括各个诊查、诊疗项目，符合患者降低整体种牙支出的合理预期。
八 | 公布种植牙全流程调控标准，公开透明收费，更便于社会监督。如何引导和规范民营种植牙机构，同样引人瞩目。民营医疗机构实行自主定价，不意味着其经营不需要监管。有关部门公布公立医疗机构全流程医疗服务价格，会对民营医疗机构产生直接或间接的传导作用。地方医保局网站还将公布种植牙集采报量率高、中选产品使用率高、主动承诺接受价格全流程调控、评价排名靠前的民营医疗机构，公众会据此理性选择、“用脚投票”。
九 | 对民营医疗机构来说，要多为患者着想，减少不必要的成本，确保种植牙质量，践行社会责任，才能站稳脚跟。一分部署，九分落实。
十 | 各级医疗保障部门要坚持以人民为中心理念，高度重视专项治理工作，履行全行业医药价格管理职责，促使种植牙服务价格回归理性，更好保障公众口腔健康，让群众笑口常开。返回搜狐，查看更多责任编辑：
