e-Health

On December 3, 2025, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health announced amendments to the List of Medical Aids (Annex 2 of the Healthcare Benefit Ordinance or MiGeL), which will take effect in 2026. From July 1, 2026, the MiGeL List will include a new chapter for digital health applications. The first generic category to be registered covers a health application for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for depression.

On December 3, 2025, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health published updates to the Healthcare Benefit Ordinance (KLV/OPre), which determines coverage of medical services in Switzerland. The changes will take effect on January 1, 2026, and relate to prophylactic vaccinations, cost containment measures, and other matters. The updates are also implemented in KLV Annexes, including the List of explicitly evaluated services (Annex 1), the outpatient-before-inpatient mandate (Annex 1a), the List of Medical Aids (Annex 2, MiGeL), and the List of Analyses (Annex 3, AL).

On November 7, 2025, the Health Reform Partnership held a meeting, comprising representatives from the federal states, the social insurance system, the Association of Cities and Municipalities, and the governing parties. It was agreed that the federal government and the states are jointly assuming responsibility for a comprehensive reform agenda.

In October 2025, Health Technology Wales (HTW) accomplished two full appraisals on digital interventions for chronic kidney disease and at-home video monitoring for the diagnosis and management of epilepsy. Additionally, six Med Tech-related Topic Exploration Reports were published in the IVD, e-health, gastrointestinal, and endoscopy fields.

In October 2025, the Swedish Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency (TLV) launched two new thematic horizon scans focusing on cancer care. The scans aim to identify innovative medical technologies that may be evaluated within the national Orderly introduction framework for medical technologies. Stakeholders, including industry representatives, are invited to submit proposals by November 30, 2025.

In October 2025, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) in England released four Med Tech-related assessments in its HTA Journal, which concerned tumor profiling tests in early breast cancer, remote monitoring of heart failure in people with cardiac implantable electronic devices, microstructural scaffolds in symptomatic defects of the knee, as well as rapid tests for antifungal stewardship in the ICU.

In October 2025, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published one new Early Value Assessment on AI technologies for the detection of vertebral fragility fractures and two new Interventional Procedures Guidances on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in refractory cardiac arrest and severe acute heart failure.

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.

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.

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.

In October 2025, the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) published the updated version of the 2026 Guide, which describes the possibilities of funding digital care depending on the healthcare sector. The implemented changes included a Digital Care Helpdesk, reimbursement for "Technical variant" of care, "Collaborative advice" for specialists, and examples of joint Information and Communication Technology (ICT) procurement.

As of October 2025, the Swedish Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency is working on health technology assessments in several areas, including endocrine, e-health, and neurology procedures.