German funds clarify GPs' reimbursement for devices
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The leading groups of Germany's statutory health insurance funds (GKV) this week confirmed that specific medical devices used by GKV-licensed doctors will continue to be provided free-of-charge for patients. In response to a query by the medical devices industry association, BVMed, the GKV said that new supplementary payment regulations contained within the healthcare modernisation law (GMG) will not include these products.