As of October 2025, the Dutch Healthcare Institute (ZIN) is working on coverage positions in several areas, including otorhinolaryngology, neurology, dental surgery, cardiovascular, and oncology fields.

On October 14, 2025, it was announced that the decree from the Ministry of Health for the National HTA Program for Medical Devices (PNHTA-DM) 2026–2028 has been submitted to the State–Regions Conference opinion. The Program was developed by the National Agency for Regional Health Services (AGENAS) and approved by the HTA Steering Committee.

MTRC shares the most relevant and impactful publications in the field of market access and HEOR for medical technologies in Europe through its Sustainability Publications Digest. In a recent publication, Scandurra et al. evaluated the ecological footprint of anesthesia by analyzing sevoflurane consumption and anesthesiologists’ awareness of its environmental impact across Belgium, France, and Italy.

MTRC, a leading boutique Med Tech Market Access and HEOR consultancy in Europe, is looking for a Junior Health Economist.

As of October 2025, the Scottish Health Technologies Group is working on health technology assessments in several areas, including diagnostic imaging, e-health, endoscopy, ENT, in-vitro diagnostics, neurology, orthopedics, and robotic surgery procedures.

MTRC shares the most relevant and impactful publications in the field of market access and HEOR for medical technologies in Europe through its Health Economic Publications Digest. In a recent publication, Shakya et al. systematically reviewed the application of time-driven activity-based costing in health economic analyses across the continuum of care.

On October 6, 2025, the European Digital Health Technology Assessment (EDiHTA) framework announced the publication of its first scientific paper on stakeholder perspectives in digital health assessment. Furthermore, digital health innovators are invited to complete a short survey to inform development of the EDiHTA toolkit.

MTRC shares the most relevant and impactful publications in the field of market access and HEOR for medical technologies in Europe through its Publications Digest. In a recent publication, Bertelsen et al. conducted a comprehensive landscape review of patient engagement and patient experience data use in regulatory and HTA decision-making worldwide.

In October 2025, the Norwegian Directorate of Health released the Norwegian Clinical Procedure Coding (NKPK) system for 2026. A total of 16 new codes were introduced concerning cardiovascular, interventional radiology, pulmonology, gynecology, radiology, and endoscopy fields.

On October 14, 2025, the National Agency for Regional Health Services (AGENAS) published the list of technologies prioritized for evaluation within the National HTA Program for Medical Devices in 2025. Technologies from the fields of endocrinology, men’s health, neurology/neurosurgery, and radiotherapy have been identified as priorities and are currently undergoing health technology assessment.

Meet MTRC at the European Digital Technology and Software Conference in Rotterdam. Don’t miss Dr. Borisenko’s presentation, “Healthcare Market Access and Reimbursement in the Age of AI,” on Thursday, 30 October 2025, from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM CET. The session will deliver key insights on typical market access challenges and opportunities for AI technologies across different technology segments (health apps, digital platforms, and imaging AI), market access strategies, evidence requirements from a market access perspective, innovative payment schemes, and case studies of successful AI technologies.

On October 8, 2025, the Federal Cabinet approved the draft of a law to adapt the hospital reform. The fundamental objectives of hospital reform remain preserved. Nevertheless, to ensure comprehensive healthcare coverage, additional exemptions and opportunities for cooperation will be introduced for hospitals, allowing the federal states greater flexibility in hospital planning.