The report presents a summary of reimbursement situation for cochlear implants for hearing loss. The only reimbursement within public / statutory health insurance systems is considered. The analysis covers procedure coding, payment mechanism, reimbursement tariffs and policy restrictions in 11 EU countries including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

In May 2018, the French National Authority of Health, HAS, has published an update of the assessment of coronary stents.

On 3rd of October, 2018, the Italian Agency for Regional Healthcare Services, AGENAS, announced on their website that the reviewer volunteers are needed for reviewing the reports that should be published soon.

The board of directors of the entity that runs and manages the Swiss DRG system, SwissDRG SA, decided to verify the conditions necessary for the foundation of the outpatient tariff agency in late September 2018.

On 20th of July, 2018, the Austrian HTA body, the Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute (LBI) has published HTA of meniscal allograft transplantation for post-meniscectomy syndrome in Austria. It was concluded that there is not enough evidence demonstrating benefits in order to include MAT into the Austrian benefit catalogue.

In mid-September 2018, the Andalusian HTA agency, AETSA, published a report in which they assessed the safety and effectiveness of the cardiopoietic stem cells therapy of secondary heart failure to myocardial ischemia.

In the early July 2018, the authorities of the Italian region Veneto brought a decree that updates the regional guidelines for the management of patients with colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy that were published in January 2017.

The report presents a summary of reimbursement situation for percutaneous ablation procedures for diseases of lung, prostate, kidney, liver and bone. Different types of ablation methods are considered in the report, including radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, microwave ablation. Thermal ablation is not considered. The analysis covers procedure coding, payment mechanism, reimbursement tariffs and policy restrictions in 11 EU countries including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

EUnetHTA is a network of HTA bodies within Europe that promote the development of health technology assessment in all European countries by working together. This article will present the plans for the projects that will be published in the near future.

On 20th of July, 2018, the Austrian HTA body, the Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute (LBI) has published HTA of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells for Crohn’s disease-associated complex perianal fistulas. Currently, inclusion into Austrian catalogue of benefits was not recommended with reevaluation in 2022.

MTRC expands the coverage of EU countries with its core service of reimbursement analysis (procedure coding, payment model, reimbursement tariffs). Work is done by MTRC personnel, supported by local reimbursement experts. Contact us, if you want to learn more.

On the 3rd of September 2018, an association of 4 Swiss health insurers, curafutura, published their opinion on the proposed reform of payment mechanism for inpatient and outpatient services.