The second part of the interview with Lluis Bohigas on the organization and financing of the Spanish health care system

In a new White Paper, MTRC identified evidence requirements for the creation of CCAM codes for diagnostic (non-IVD) procedures performed by physicians based on an analysis of four recent HAS reports with positive and negative recommendations. The analysis was performed in February 2024.

Market access is a rapidly changing field and the landscape varies for different types of medical technologies. To provide an additional, easy-to-access source of high-level information about key themes in the market access landscape and challenges for individual types of medical technologies, MTRC launched a dedicated Knowledge Zone on the website. Currently, the Knowledge Zone includes information about procedure coding, payment mechanisms, policy considerations, HTA, and future challenges for market access for 12 types of medical technologies. In the coming weeks, the Zone will expand 40 key technology groups

In March 2024, the Health Sciences Institute in Aragon (IACS) is working on several HTAs, including evaluations in diagnostic imaging, IVD, as well as clinical guidelines in endocrine, orthopedics, nephrology and urology, and some other fields.

In March 2024, the Evaluation and Planning Service of the Canary Islands Health Service (SESCS) is working on several HTAs, including evaluations in the cardiovascular, endocrine, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, surgical procedures, and some other fields.

In a new White Paper, MTRC identified evidence requirement pitfalls that act as a barrier to listing in the LPPR based on analyzing five recent HAS reports with negative recommendations from different medical disciplines. The analysis was performed in January 2024.