On April 10, 2025, the Clinical Coding and Schedule Development (CCSD) working group, which develops and maintains procedural and diagnostics nomenclatures for private payers in England, published Bulletins 201 and 097 with changes to be implemented no later than June 11, 2025. Ten new procedure codes concerning men’s health, endoscopy, gynecology, orthopedic, and surgical procedures fields and seven new diagnostic codes were introduced.

In April 2025, the Dutch Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) opened the submission of grant applications for subsidy rounds for two Med Tech-related programs: the Innovative Medical Devices Initiative (IMDI) program and the Care Evaluation and Appropriate Use program.

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, Garin et al. developed a framework to promote sustainable inhaler prescriptions in Spain. The authors created a national database and decision-making algorithm to integrate environmental impact into clinical decision-making processes. Their analysis found that targeted shifts from high-emission pressurized metered-dose inhalers to dry powder inhalers could yield substantial environmental benefits. The study offers actionable insights for aligning respiratory treatment practice with environmental sustainability.

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, Weimar et al. developed a taxonomy and identified six archetypes of business models used by digital health technologies (DHTs) in the European Union. Drawing from 169 real-world DHT cases and 13 expert interviews, the study categorized models as: (1) administration and communication supporter, (2) insurer-to-consumer digital therapeutics and care, (3) diagnostic and treatment enabler, (4) professional monitoring platforms, (5) clinical research and solution accelerators, and (6) direct-to-consumer wellness and lifestyle. The authors identified three key innovation drivers in the DHT commercialization landscape: the direct targeting of patients and private individuals, the use of artificial intelligence as an enabler, and the development of DHT-specific reimbursement pathways.

On April 1, 2025, the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband) published its report on the utilization and development of digital health applications (DiGA) covering the period from September 1, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The report presents GKV’s key findings along with recommendations aimed at optimizing the current framework for DiGA reimbursement and regulation.

On April 9, 2025, the Ministry of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families published the Order setting DRG tariffs and tariffs for other packages and supplements for 2025. New tariffs are applicable from March 1, 2025.

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 21st of April, we plan to work on 19 projects. Review the complete list of planned activities in this post.

In March 2025, Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Healthcare announced innovations awarded through Competition 26 Phase 3 for Urgent & Emergency Care, launched in July 2024. A total of £3.9 million was allocated for the development of nine innovations, of which eight were concerned with e-health and one with in-vitro diagnostics.

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, Julian et al. investigated how EU stakeholders perceive key challenges in implementing EU Regulation 2021/2282 on Health Technology Assessment. Drawing on survey data and structured discussions at the 2024 European Access Academy, the authors found that 65.5 % of respondents reported insufficient expert involvement in joint assessments, only 37.9 % anticipated faster national decision-making, and views on conflict-of-interest transparency were mixed. Stakeholders prioritized earlier and broader expert engagement, stronger EMA–EU HTA coordination, and increased national-level support.

In April 2025, the proposals to improve the New Methods framework processes were published by the Norwegian authorities. The key changes include revised enter pathways and selection criteria for assessment of medical devices within the framework. The proposals are open for public comment until May 18, 2025.

On April 8, 2025, the National Union of Health Insurance Funds issued an update to the Common Classification of Medical Procedures (CCAM), which serves as a reimbursement nomenclature for medical procedures in hospital and ambulatory settings. Changes include the introduction of new procedure codes, provisional registration of several procedure codes, and modification of existing services. Newly introduced procedure codes concern cardiovascular and peripheral vascular procedures, interventional radiology, ENT, and others. The update takes effect on July 1, 2025.

In March 2025, the entity managing the DRG system in Switzerland, SwissDRG, announced that they would be accepting applications for changes in the DRG system from June 2, 2025, until July 14, 2025. The results of the DRG applications made in 2025 will be reflected in the 2027 version of the SwissDRG.