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Cost-effective reimbursement analysis for medical technologies in Europe

Procedure coding, payment mechanism, reimbursement tariffs, policy, and HTA considerations in 20 EU countries

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Reimbursement summary for angioplasty of arteries of lower extremities

This post presents an extract from our reimbursement analysis for angioplasty of arteries lower extremities using plain and drug-coated balloons (DCBs) for peripheral artery disease in England, France and Germany. Plain balloon angioplasty is reimbursement via DRG solely and DCBs are reimbursement via combination of DRG and add-on reimbursement.
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Ongoing assessments by the TLV in Sweden

The Swedish Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency (TLV) performs national health technology assessments (with a heavy focus on health economic evaluation) as part of the “Orderly Introduction of Medical Technologies” framework or as stand-alone evaluations.

As of October 2025, the TLV is working on several health technology assessments, including the following Med Tech-related topics:

  • Assessment of advanced insulin pumps for adults with type 1 diabetes;
  • MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) in essential tremor treatment;
  • Breast cancer risk‑assessment product (Stratipath Breast).

See the full details in Swedish here.

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