Implementation of new reimbursement model for specialist rehabilitation care in the Netherlands is postponed until 2020

In late November – early December 2024, the application period for 2026 ICD-10-GM (German modification of ICD-10 diagnosis codes), OPS (procedure codes), and DRG changes was opened by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) and the Institute for Hospital Remuneration Systems (INeK), respectively.

The French National Authority for Health (HAS) released new recommendations about add-on reimbursement of medical devices and medical aids from the November 2024 meetings of the National Commission for Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies (CNEDiMTS). Two recommendations were published concerning the registration of new medical devices in the List of Reimbursable Products and Services (LPPR). Opinions were related to breast reconstruction and medical aids.

On November 12, 2024, the Danish Health Data Authority published the DRG tariffs for 2025. In accordance with the released documentation, four new DRGs in the fields of radiology, dermatology, and the treatment of functional disorders will be introduced in 2025.

In mid-November 2024, a new version of the classification of procedure codes (CCAM v.77), effective from January 1, 2025, was published. No new codes were introduced. The main changes concerned the tariff rules for procedures and their applications for doctors, as well as the modification of tariffs for 31 dental procedures.

In November 2024, the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) published an updated regulation and policy framework for small-scale experiments to introduce innovations, which will enter into force on January 01, 2025. The small-scale experiments for introducing innovations apply to innovative medical procedures that improve the organization and provision of patient care (including online consultation, telemonitoring, home neuromodulation, school counseling, etc.) but do not have enough evidence to obtain coverage within basic health insurance.