French Medtech Reimbursement - How Added Value And Clinical Benefit Sway Decisions

In France, many medical devices require value assessments prior to securing market access, a process that manufacturers may find complex. Hubert Galmiche, head of medical device assessment at the French National Authority for Health (HAS) explains what the outcomes of these appraisals mean for companies.

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The HAS is an independent public scientific advisory body that, among its other responsibilities, makes recommendations for the national reimbursement listing of certain medical devices in France.

Within the HAS, there is a committee known as the National Commission for Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies...

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