A question of discretion
Once the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has completed its work and the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) has published its decision, the pharmaceutical company and the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband) have six months to agree on a reimbursement price, which is essentially a discount. If the parties cannot reach an agreement, one of them must appeal to the arbitration board established under Section 130b of the German Social Code, Book V (SGB V). Its impartial chairman – Dr. Manfred Zipperer – and his arbitration board members, who, like him, serve on a voluntary basis, must then submit corresponding arbitration rulings within three months. However, health economist Prof. Dr. Dieter Cassel (discussed in detail in the upcoming issue of "MA&HP" and in the interview starting on page 18) views these rulings with considerable skepticism.
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First publication date: 28.05.2013
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