German benefit assessment
09
Apr 2020
Balneophototherapy becomes covered by the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV) for patients suffering from moderate to severe neurodermatitis. The Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) decided to include this treatment option to contract medical care on March 20, 2020.
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12
Mar 2020
In severe cases of lipedema, the costs for liposuction will be covered by the statutory health insurance companies from January 2020. The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) and the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV) have added several new fee order items to the EBM (German Uniform Evaluation Standard) and set the reimbursement.
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22
Aug 2019
With the preventive program for pregnant women, "Hello Baby," premature births and infection-related birth complications should be minimized. Now, the program has been established nationwide: 60 health insurance companies offer to their approximately 6.5 million insured since July 1, 2019, the additional tests contained therein.
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25
Jul 2019
Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain tumor with a low survival rate, usually occurring in late adulthood. The standard treatment consists of surgery, followed by radiation and chemotherapy. The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has examined possible benefits of tumor-treating field (TTF) therapy - new treatment based on electrostimulation in patients with glioblastoma.
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22
Jul 2019
The reimbursement for the partial surgical removal of enlarged palatal tonsils has now been confirmed. Thus, contract physicians can bill this service from July 1, 2019. A decision to amend the EBM has been taken by the Valuation Committee.
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18
Jul 2019
In late June 2019, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) took its first decision on the use of biomarker-based tests. Patients with breast cancer in the early stages, in which the risk of relapse cannot be determined with certainty, can be provided in the future with a biomarker test as a statutory health insurance (SHI) benefit.
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30
May 2019
The Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) has signed a further contract for scientific monitoring and implementation of a trial study for NYHA III heart failure therapy optimization by means of continuous blood pressure measurement and monitoring using an implanted sensor in the pulmonary artery.
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28
May 2019
The report includes an overview of funding framework and all (as of May 2019) decisions from ultimate payers and decisions makers in England (NHS England, one CCG), Germany (G-BA), Netherlands (Zorginstituut Nederland), Norway (“New Methods” framework) and Switzerland (Federal Office of Public Health). More than 1000 decisions are included.
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01
Jun 2018
On the 9th of May of 2018, the addendum H18-01 to the report H16-02C “Ultrasound-guided high-focused ultrasound (USgHIFU) therapy for malignant neoplasms of the pancreas” commissioned by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) at the beginning of March of 2018, was published by the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) on its web-site.
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28
May 2018
The call for a tender to select an organization to run the pilot study “Liposuction for the treatment of lipedema” was announced by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) on the 8th of May of 2018. The deadline for the requests is the 26th of June, 2018, 14:00.
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25
May 2018
On the 26th of April of 2018, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) has announced the call for a tender for the pilot study “Transcorneal Electrical Stimulation in Retinitis Pigmentosa” in the Official Journal of the European Union. The deadline for the requests is the 22nd of June, 2018, 14:00
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23
May 2018
On the 26th of April of 2018, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) has commissioned to the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) to provide a rapid report regarding the current state of medical knowledge on synchronous balneophototherapy in atopic eczema. The identified results of the current state of medical knowledge would form the basis for the further G-BA’s assessment of adequacy, appropriateness and economic benefits of the researched method.
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