Gary Keeler

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Escalated DRG Payment Model Pilot in China Expected to Pose a Genuine Threat to Innovators

As a critical element of accelerating the healthcare payment reform, the pilot of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) in 30 major cities across China was officially announced in June by state administrations including National Healthcare Security...

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Possibility for Examination to be Included in the SHI Fee Scale Brings More Certainty for Reimbursement for New Diagnostics in Germany

Manufacturers can now have more certainty about the process of inclusion of a new laboratory, new human-genetic, or new tumor-genetic diagnostics in...

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Escalated DRG Payment Model Pilot in China Expected to Pose a Genuine Threat to Innovators

As a critical element of accelerating the healthcare payment reform, the pilot of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) in 30 major cities across China was...

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First Meeting of the Italian Regional Purchasing Centers

Italian public healthcare structures can buy medical devices only via tenders. Up to 2016, competitive pricing was the main rule for tender winners....

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New Independent Medical Review Board for Germany

For medical device and diagnostic innovators, a planned organizational change in review boards for Germany’s Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) could...

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