| Procedure | Healthcare insurance medicine list | Essential medicine list |
| Preparation | Draw up a work plan, set up a working organization and an expert database | Set up an expert database |
| Declaration | Publish declaration guidelines, receive, review and publicize application material | — |
| Expert review | Expert review formed four lists: “new include in”, “direct remove”, “can remove”, and “adjust the payment policy” | The consulting expert group selects and forms a list of candidates, and the review experts review and vote to form the first draft |
| Negotiated | Part of the medicines with high price negotiated and bid to determine the healthcare insurance payment standard | — |
| Solicit opinions | — | The first draft is solicited for opinions from relevant departments, and revised to form a second draft |
| Announce results | Release a new list | National Essential Medicine Working Committee review and authorize the release of new lists |