Abstracts by key term: Rheumatism contract
Medicines are among the most effective therapeutic measures used in the German healthcare system. However, the therapeutic progress that has been achieved in this area is also associated with considerable costs. The challenge for the healthcare system is to allow all patients to participate in this effective measure and in the progress that has been achieved, despite limited financial resources. The pharmaceutical expenditure of the statutory health insurance (GKV) has been rising continuously for years. This increase is only interrupted by legal regulations such as a price moratorium or manufacturer discounts, which usually have a short-term but not lasting effect and are also usually compensated by above-average increases in expenditure after the measures have expired. An expert report commissioned by TK by Prof. Stargard, University of Hamburg, Chair of Health Care Management shows that the end of the price moratorium and the reduction of the manufacturer discount, which has meanwhile increased, will result in additional expenditure of up to 1.4 billion euros for the health insurance companies would have drawn. The increase in drug spending is mainly caused by new drugs.