OBJECTIVE：To study the m edical insurance budget impact analysis （BIA）guidelines or nomative documents of some European countries ，and to provide the suggestions for the formulation and implementation of medical insurance BIA guidelines in China. METHODS ：Medical insurance BIA guidelines or related documents in European countries such as Ireland ， France，Poland，Belgium and UK were retrieved to summarize and comparatively analyze the general analysis framework and special specification. The formulation of medical insurance BIA guideline in China and the suggestions were put forward. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS ：The above-mentioned medical insurance BIA guidelines or documents of the five European countries generally study the impact of the cost of health technology on resources within 3-5 years from the perspective of budget holders. The analysis framework of the guidelines or documents is basically the same ，but the guidelines or documents are adjusted according to the characteristics of national health system in terms of the positioning of medical insurance BIA ，the scope of cost data inclusion ， model design ，population subgroup analysis and so on. For example ，Ireland had special requirements on cost data inclusion ， sensitivity analysis and data source ，while France had detailed regulations on medical insurance BIA model ，sensitivity analysis and presentation of medical insurance BIA results. Our country should pay attention to the role of medical insurance BIA in medical and health decision-making ，formulate China ’s medical insurance BIA guidelines to standardize empirical research ，and combine the characteristics of China ’s health system when formulate the guideline. It is suggested that China ’s medical insurance BIA guidelines should at least include research perspective ，research time limit and discount ，reference situation ，target population ， cost，market share ，data source ，uncertainty analysis and other overall framework or basic elements to ensure the smooth operation of medical and health funds.