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Reimbursement

04
Dec 2024

Recommendations about add-on reimbursement for medical devices in France in November 2024

The French National Authority for Health (HAS) released new recommendations about add-on reimbursement of medical devices and medical aids from the November 2024 meetings of the National Commission for Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies (CNEDiMTS). Two recommendations were published concerning the registration of new medical devices in the List of Reimbursable Products and Services (LPPR). Opinions were related to breast reconstruction and medical aids.
28
Nov 2024

The DRG tariffs for 2025 released in Denmark

On November 12, 2024, the Danish Health Data Authority published the DRG tariffs for 2025. In accordance with the released documentation, four new DRGs in the fields of radiology, dermatology, and the treatment of functional disorders will be introduced in 2025.
27
Nov 2024

New version of the CCAM Nomenclature published in France

In mid-November 2024, a new version of the classification of procedure codes (CCAM v.77), effective from January 1, 2025, was published. No new codes were introduced. The main changes concerned the tariff rules for procedures and their applications for doctors, as well as the modification of tariffs for 31 dental procedures.
22
Nov 2024

Implementation of the reinforced care pathways framework in France

On November 17, 2024, the French Ministry of Health and Access to Care published an Order in the Official Journal of the French Republic on the support and reimbursement of reinforced care pathways – a direct outcome of the experimental projects under Article 51 of the Social Security Financing Act of 2018, which aimed to innovate healthcare delivery and financing models. The new framework aims to enhance the coordination and quality of care for patients with complex health needs and provides financing for coordinated care projects.
08
Nov 2024

Recommendations about add-on reimbursement for medical devices in France in October 2024

The French National Authority for Health (HAS) released new recommendations about add-on reimbursement of medical devices and medical aids from the meetings of the National Commission for Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies (CNEDiMTS) in October 2024. Ten recommendations 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). Opinions concern cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, neurovascular, and interventional radiology devices, as well as medical aids.
18
Oct 2024

New version of NABM nomenclature released

On October 9, 2024, the new version of the Nomenclature of Medical Biology Procedures (NABM 93) was released in France. Changes included the introduction of five new codes and wording modifications for several codes.
16
Oct 2024

Intra-DRG list updated in France

In October 2024, the updated version of the intra-DRG list was published in France. Three new devices were registered in the cardiovascular and neurovascular fields. Furthermore, one device was removed from the list, and the registration conditions for several devices were changed.