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France Latest Country To Introduce Digital Medtech Reimbursement Fast-Track

 
• By Eliza Slawther

France has introduced a fast-track market access pathway for certain digital health products, adding to similar schemes in neighboring EU countries Germany and Belgium. But how does the new reimbursement program work, and which products are eligible for coverage?

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Digital medical devices have been the subject of several reimbursement and evaluation initiatives across Europe in recent years. France is the latest EU country to introduce a fast-track reimbursement program specifically for innovative digital health products, known as the Prise en Charge Anticipée (PEC-AN) scheme.

The program offers temporary funding through its national health insurance system for innovative digital medical devices (DMDs) or remote patient...

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