Our goal at MTRC is to inform the decision-making of our clients and to support their market access activities. Below is a snapshot of our planned activities for the next two weeks. This can help our existing and prospective clients understand the potential scope of our support better. From the week of October 20th, we plan to work on 21 projects. Review the complete list of planned activities in this post.

On October 18, 2025, the Decision of the National Union of Health Insurance Funds (UNCAM) on the update of the list of procedures and services covered by the Health Insurance, including the CCAM Classification, was published. The updates do not include new codes and concern adjustments of tariffs and billing rules for conventional radiology procedures. The Decision also implements the update of technical packages for CT scanners, MRIs, and PET scans set by the Medical Convention.

MTRC has released a White Paper titled "Evidence requirements for medical devices in the “New methods” framework in Norway”. This White Paper provides an opportunity to learn about the evidence requirements related to the 'New Methods' framework from the 5 recent med tech assessments in Norway. The review is followed by recommendations on evidence generation and will be useful for medical device manufacturers seeking market access in Norway, as well as HTA professionals and policymakers interested in the Norwegian evaluation framework.

As of October 2025, the Dutch Healthcare Institute (ZIN) is working on coverage positions in several areas, including otorhinolaryngology, neurology, dental surgery, cardiovascular, and oncology fields.

On October 14, 2025, it was announced that the decree from the Ministry of Health for the National HTA Program for Medical Devices (PNHTA-DM) 2026–2028 has been submitted to the State–Regions Conference opinion. The Program was developed by the National Agency for Regional Health Services (AGENAS) and approved by the HTA Steering Committee.

MTRC shares the most relevant and impactful publications in the field of market access and HEOR for medical technologies in Europe through its Sustainability Publications Digest. In a recent publication, Scandurra et al. evaluated the ecological footprint of anesthesia by analyzing sevoflurane consumption and anesthesiologists’ awareness of its environmental impact across Belgium, France, and Italy.

MTRC, a leading boutique Med Tech Market Access and HEOR consultancy in Europe, is looking for a Junior Health Economist.

As of October 2025, the Scottish Health Technologies Group is working on health technology assessments in several areas, including diagnostic imaging, e-health, endoscopy, ENT, in-vitro diagnostics, neurology, orthopedics, and robotic surgery procedures.

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, Shakya et al. systematically reviewed the application of time-driven activity-based costing in health economic analyses across the continuum of care.

On October 6, 2025, the European Digital Health Technology Assessment (EDiHTA) framework announced the publication of its first scientific paper on stakeholder perspectives in digital health assessment. Furthermore, digital health innovators are invited to complete a short survey to inform development of the EDiHTA toolkit.

MTRC shares the most relevant and impactful publications in the field of market access and HEOR for medical technologies in Europe through its Publications Digest. In a recent publication, Bertelsen et al. conducted a comprehensive landscape review of patient engagement and patient experience data use in regulatory and HTA decision-making worldwide.

In October 2025, the Norwegian Directorate of Health released the Norwegian Clinical Procedure Coding (NKPK) system for 2026. A total of 16 new codes were introduced concerning cardiovascular, interventional radiology, pulmonology, gynecology, radiology, and endoscopy fields.