GKV-FKG Law passed to change competition between insurers
The Bundestag has approved the Law for fair health insurance competition in statutory health insurance to bring fairness to the … read more »
Nordic collaboration on joint procurement comes to fruition
Agreement signed in 2018 came into effect in February 2020, with companies invited to respond to tenders for Norway, Denmark … read more »
Government announces preferred Chair of NICE Board
Sharmila Nebhrajani OBE has been announced as the Government’s preferred candidate for the next National Institute for Health and Care … read more »
UK Medicines and Medical Devices Bill begins passage through Parliament
The main role of the Bill is to replace the EU Human Medicines Directive, which will expire in 2021 at … read more »
Updated: UK Government ministerial reshuffle brings changes to finance, industry and science
The Prime Minister, Rt Hon. Boris Johnson MP, has announced changes to Cabinet and junior ministerial positions as part of … read more »
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill to go before Parliament
The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill first announced in October 2019 will go before Parliament on Thursday 13th February 2020. … read more »
US HHS State of the Department reveals drug pricing plans
Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), gave some insight into the plans of the … read more »
Japan announces products to be repriced
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has revealed the 17 drugs for which it plans to review prices … read more »
More detail emerges on Patient Data Protection Act
Germany’s Patientendaten-Schutzgesetz (Patient Data Protection Act) has continued its passage into law, and the Health Ministry has published a breakdown … read more »
EMA activates plans for health threats to support coronavirus work
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has activated its plan for managing emerging health threats to support manufacturers of vaccines and … read more »
