Lung cancer drug taken off German market because of no additional benefit rating
On 25 August 2022, Janssen has announced that they have withdrawn the lung cancer drug Rybrevant (amivantamab) from the German market with
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Federal Cabinet has agreed new law to stabilise SHI finances
Despite strong opposition and critique raised by almost all stakeholders, the draft law on the financial stabilization of statutory health insurance (GKV-FinStG),
New EU regulation for in-vitro diagnostics – the end of laboratory-developed tests?
Following on from the EU regulation for medical devices (MDR) that came into force over one year ago, this week I am
AOK raises further critique on draft law to stabilise SHI finances
Recently, I wrote about the planned reforms that the German Health Minister, Karl Lauterbach, wants to introduce with the act to stabilise
Automatic substitution with biosimilars by pharmacies should start next month in Germany – How will it work?
On 16 Aug 2019, the GSAV came into force. This new law also included legislation with the aim to increase the market
German Health minister presents new draft of act to stabilise SHI fund finances
In March 2022, Lauterbach shared a non-authorized draft of his reform plans to stabilise the SHI funds finances. However, this draft version
How to bring innovation into German routine clinical practice?
Hello! In this week’s post, I am describing the G-BA’s initiative to promote innovation in the German health care system and clinical
IQWiG methods for RWE collection for products of same active ingredient class
Recently, I have written about RWE collection, that can be mandated by the G-BA as part of their benefit assessment. Now, the
G-BA defines 4 strict requirements on cefiderocol use to protect its “reserve antibiotics” status
Currently, reserve antibiotics are excluded from a benefit assessment by the G-BA. The G-BA decides whether to accept a new antibiotic onto the
Virtual consultations for patients with Covid-19 requiring intensive care introduced into routine clinical practice
During the pandemic, the G-BA introduced special regulations for hospital care. Based on their good experiences with these, the G-BA has now