Innovative payment schemes
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Jul 2019
The NHS Innovation and Technology Payment (ITP) 2019/20 program went live on April 1, 2019, and builds on the Innovation and Technology Tariff (ITT) and ITP 2018/19.
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14
Jun 2019
A syndicated report (>80 pages) includes the overview and statistics of 16 key innovation funding and coverage with evidence development schemes in seven European countries: Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The price of the report is €1600.
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12
Jun 2019
On the 24th of April 2019, the French Technical Agency for Hospital Information (ATIH) has released a technical note in connection with the 2019 DRG changes. Several key updates in relation to the financing of hospitalization benefits as a change of DRGs for fractional flow reserve, package to finance the rehabilitation and infusion costs of the pulmonary system and implementation of two innovative packages for PULSANTE and WISE CRT devices were outlined.
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26
Apr 2019
On the 14th of March of 2019, the Dutch National Health Care Institute has opened a project submission period in a framework of subsidy scheme called “Promising care.” This scheme makes it possible to obtain temporary financing for a maximum of 6 years for those treatment methods that look promising but are not yet reimbursed from the basic package. The period for submitting project ideas for promising care is from March 14 to May 14, 2019.
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18
Feb 2019
Promising care must find its way to patients more quickly through inclusion in the basic health insurance. That is why the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport has adjusted the promising care with the new subsidy scheme. Dutch Healthcare Institute (Zorginstituut Nederland, ZIN) carries out the scheme in collaboration with the Dutch Organization for Health Research and Development (Nederlandse organisatie voor gezondheidsonderzoek en zorginnovatie, ZonMw). The scheme will replace existing procedure with conditional reimbursement of medical technologies.
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05
Jul 2018
Payment-for-performance schemes in health care remain controversial as there is no solid evidence that they improve quality of care. A new study, published in Health Policy by Herbst et al, did not show any positive long-term effects of the implementation of P4P on quality of care. The program was implemented within the integrated contract framework between one ophthalmological clinic and one statutory health insurance company in Germany.
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01
Jun 2018
European Med Tech and IVD Reimbursement Consulting Ltd. released a report, which identifies and provides an overview of the innovative payment schemes for medical devices and in-vitro diagnostic tests in European countries. The report was supported by the grant from the Med Tech Europe. Access the full version of the report at our web-site.
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31
May 2017
Although the report excluded medical technologies from scope, it includes useful information about the concept of innovative payment schemes, taxonomy, challenges of such approaches and provides an overview of international experience.
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