Table 1.
Statistics of each IPHC policy-issuing department.
| Policymakers | Number of policies | Joint number of policies | Frequency of joint policies (%) |
| National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China | 49 | 17 | 34.69 |
| National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 27 | 9 | 40.91 |
| National Medical Products Administration | 19 | 2 | 7.14 |
| National Development and Reform Commission | 4 | 4 | 100 |
| State Council | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China | 3 | 3 | 100 |
| National Healthcare Security Administration | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China | 3 | 3 | 100 |
| Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| The People’s Bank of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| State Taxation Administration of the People’s Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| State Administration for Market Regulation | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| General Administration of Sport of China | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| China Securities Regulatory Commission | 1 | 1 | 100 |