France

The French National Authority for Health (HAS) released new recommendations regarding add-on reimbursement for medical devices and medical aids following the April 2025 meetings of the National Commission for the Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies (CNEDiMTS). Eleven favorable opinions were published concerning the registration of new devices or modifying conditions/indications for existing ones in the List of Reimbursable Products and Services (LPPR). The recommendations relate to devices in the fields of endocrine, e-health, neuromodulation, peripheral vascular, and medical aids.

On March 19, 2025, the Ministry of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families published the Decree establishing a regulatory framework for the restoration and traceability of medical devices for individual use. It mandates that only certified centers may perform refurbishment, introduces a national registry for tracking restored devices, and links LPPR reimbursement to compliance with restorability criteria (pending further specification of applicable device categories).

On April 9, 2025, the Ministry of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families published the Order setting DRG tariffs and tariffs for other packages and supplements for 2025. New tariffs are applicable from March 1, 2025.

On April 8, 2025, the National Union of Health Insurance Funds issued an update to the Common Classification of Medical Procedures (CCAM), which serves as a reimbursement nomenclature for medical procedures in hospital and ambulatory settings. Changes include the introduction of new procedure codes, provisional registration of several procedure codes, and modification of existing services. Newly introduced procedure codes concern cardiovascular and peripheral vascular procedures, interventional radiology, ENT, and others. The update takes effect on July 1, 2025.

The French National Authority for Health (HAS) has released new recommendations regarding add-on reimbursement for medical devices and medical aids following the March 2025 meetings of the National Commission for the Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies (CNEDiMTS). Six favorable opinions were published concerning the registration of new devices or modifying conditions/indications for existing ones in the List of Reimbursable Products and Services (LPPR). The recommendations relate to devices in the fields of cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, endocrine, neuromodulation, and medical aids.

In March 2025, the French government announced a €3.9 billion increase in funding for healthcare establishments, raising the total hospital budget to €109.6 billion, a 3.8% increase from the previous year.

In March 2025, two new versions of the Nomenclature of Medical Biology Procedures (NABM 95 and 96) were released. No new tests were added. The reimbursement tariffs for several existing tests were adjusted, and one test was removed.

The French National Authority for Health (HAS) has released new recommendations about add-on reimbursement of medical devices and medical aids from the February 2025 meetings of the National Commission for Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies (CNEDiMTS). Sixteen favorable opinions were published concerning the registration or modification of registration conditions/extension of indications for the medical devices in the List of Reimbursable Products and Services (LPPR). They relate to cardiovascular and peripheral vascular, neurovascular, endocrinology, interventional radiology, nephrology and urology, orthopedic devices, and medical aids.

On February 4, 2025, the French National Authority for Health (HAS) published its 2025-2030 strategic project. The document outlines current challenges and opportunities in the health system, defines three strategic priorities, and identifies three key areas in which HAS intends to increase its investment over the next five years.

The French National Authority for Health (HAS) has released new recommendations about add-on reimbursement of medical devices and medical aids from the January 2025 meetings of the National Commission for Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies (CNEDiMTS). Seventeen favorable opinions were published concerning the registration or modification of registration conditions/extension of indications for the medical devices in the List of Reimbursable Products and Services (LPPR). They relate to cardiovascular, endocrine, e-health, interventional radiology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedic devices, and medical aids.

The French National Authority for Health (HAS) released new recommendations about add-on reimbursement of medical devices and medical aids from the December 2024 meetings of the National Commission for Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies (CNEDiMTS). Three favorable opinions were published concerning the registration of new medical devices in the List of Reimbursable Products and Services (LPPR). They relate to breast reconstruction and medical aids.

On December 24, 2024, the decision of the National Union of Health Insurance Funds (UNCAM) regarding the update of the CCAM Classification of procedure codes was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic. Changes include registration of three new procedure codes, modification of billing notes for certain procedures, and amendment of modifiers. The updates are expected to come into force on February 1, 2025.