No Thaw In Sight: German Bill Extends Price Freeze To 2022

Drug price freeze introduced in 2010 would remain to 2022, under draft legislation to revise AMNOG reimbursement system. It introduces some limits on the year of free pricing that companies enjoy after launch.

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Pharma companies would continue to face frozen drug prices in Germany until 2022, according to the first draft of a new bill that reforms the AMNOG law, which regulates the country's pricing and reimbursement system.

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