Netherlands

The treatment with autologous fat transplantation (AFT) may be a part of the basic health insurance package under certain conditions, including defects of the head and / or neck region, HIV-associated lipoatrophy and, and fibrosis (scarring), as recommended by the Dutch Health Care Institute (Zorginstituut Nederland).

An assessment was initiated earlier this year. The Institute will evaluate compliance of dynamic fusion in lumbar spondylosis with the state of science and practice.

An assessment was initiated earlier this year on the request from Dutch Hypertension Society and umbrella organization of 9 health insurance companies Zorgverzekeraars Nederland. The Institute will evaluate compliance of baroreflex activation therapy (BAT) for treatment of resistant hypertension with the state of science and practice.

The deadline for acceptance of applications for conditional reimbursement in 2019 by the Care Institute Netherlands (Zorginstituut Nederland) is 29th of June 2017. Conditional reimbursement for the period of up to 4 years can be available for promising technologies, which did not meet criteria for “state of science and practice” in the assessments of Zorginstituut Nederland.

The Care Institute Netherlands (Zorginstituut Nederland) has released information that real-time continuous glucose monitoring is now included into the basic health insurance package for two additional groups of patients suffered from diabetes: women with diabetes who wish to become pregnant and patients with type 1 diabetes with repeated severe hypoglycemia.

Suggestions for change of DRG system will be accepted by Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) by 1st of June 2017. If accepted, changes will be implemented in 2019.