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Health economic modeling for medical technologies in Europe

Early and comprehensive economic models to determine economic value proposition and inform healthcare decision-makers

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White Paper: Challenges of Health Economic Evaluations of Medical Devices

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Reimbursement summary for angioplasty of arteries of lower extremities

This post presents an extract from our reimbursement analysis for angioplasty of arteries lower extremities using plain and drug-coated balloons (DCBs) for peripheral artery disease in England, France and Germany. Plain balloon angioplasty is reimbursement via DRG solely and DCBs are reimbursement via combination of DRG and add-on reimbursement.
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Health Economic Publication Digest: Including Productivity as an Element to Reflect Value of the Treatment: A Systematic Review of Published Health Economic Evaluations

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, Mamiya et al. conducted a systematic review to examine how productivity gain or loss is measured in health economic evaluations, aiming to identify the most widely used instruments and their properties. Reviewing 152 studies from 2021 to 2023, the authors found substantial variation in measurement approaches, with only three instruments (WPAI, iPCQ, and TIC-P) used consistently. The study underscored the need for standardized and context-adapted methods for assessing productivity in economic evaluations.

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