In April 2025, the French National Authority for Health (HAS) opened the application period for including medical procedures and in-vitro diagnostic tests in its 2026 evaluation working program. The application deadline is July 8, 2025.

On May 15, 2025, the Swiss Federal Statistics Office announced that the 2025 application process for the further development of the Swiss Classification of Surgical Procedures (CHOP), which would result in changes in the CHOP 2027, is cancelled due to the federal government's cost-saving measures. The CHOP and Coding Manual for 2027 will only be developed based on deferred applications.

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, Mastronardi et al. evaluated the implementation of a recycling program in operating rooms at a single Italian center to reduce environmental impact and costs. Conducted from June 2023 to April 2024, the study demonstrated that recycling 21.8% of operating room waste led to an 11.6% reduction in CO2 emissions and 13.5% cost savings in waste disposal. These results highlight the feasibility and benefits of structured recycling initiatives in surgical settings.

In May 2025, the Dutch Healthcare Institute (ZIN) published the Trendwatch Report on Healthcare Innovations in Specialist Medical Care, identifying 316 MedTech innovations across 11 clusters, with AI-driven diagnostics, predictive models, and image-guided therapy predicted to have the highest impact in the medical specialist care, while also highlighting significant risks associated with assistive robotics and wearable monitoring technologies for inclusion in basic health insurance.

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 to understand the potential scope of our support better. From the week of the 19th of May, we plan to work on 17 projects. Review the complete list of planned activities in this post.

In the first quarter of 2025, the Swedish Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency (TLV) published two health technology assessments in the robotic surgery field and proceeded with working on HTAs in the e-health, endocrine, and neurosurgery fields.

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, Botwright et al. presented a comprehensive report by a multinational task force outlining good practices for developing health technology assessment (HTA) guidelines. The study aimed to enhance transparency and legitimacy in HTA decision-making across diverse country contexts. Key recommendations address the full guideline development cycle, emphasizing content development, stakeholder engagement, institutional arrangements, and monitoring guideline implementation success.

In May 2025, the Danish Health Authority proposed three key initiatives in the health reform that will future-proof the healthcare system, including the National Health Plan, the Task description for general practice services, and the Package pathway for people with chronic diseases. The Danish Health Authority expects to hand over the first assignments in the autumn of 2025. The new structure of the healthcare system is expected to come into force on January 1, 2027.

MTRC shares the most relevant and impactful publications in the field of market access and HEOR for medical technologies in Europe through its EU HTA Publications Digest. In a recent publication, Merész et al. examined the implementation of the EU HTA Regulation from the perspective of public health decision-makers in Central European member states. Their study highlighted both opportunities for enhanced cooperation and challenges related to timelines and scope differences across member states. The authors concluded that while foundations for successful collaboration exist, policymakers and payers must share the responsibility of acting as drivers of change in health policy to reduce duplication of efforts by health technology developers.

MTRC is pleased to introduce a new service to help bridge the gap between clinical research and the evidence expectations of European HTA and reimbursement bodies.

In May 2025, the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport provided further details on terminating "Subsidy Scheme for Promising Care". The program will be discontinued as of January 1, 2026, without any follow-up measures or financing. No new rounds for submission of proposals will be available. Nothing will change for the 28 ongoing projects and projects expected to be awarded later in 2025 as a result of the last completed rounds.

On May 6, 2025, NHS England issued an updated version of the National Genomic Test Directory for 2025/26, which lists genomic tests commissioned by NHS England via Genomic Laboratory Hubs. One new code (test-indication combination) was introduced in the Test Directory for cancer, and one for rare and inherited diseases.