A Shortcut to Medical Device Reimbursement in France
This is a second article in this series. The first article, “A Shortcut to Medical Device Reimbursement in Germany”, can be downloaded at: http://www.mediclever.com/resources/5.pdf
You plan on getting your product approved in Europe and complete the CE mark process relatively quickly. You know France presents the 2nd largest market for medical devices in Europe and you already have a few French physicians interested in using your product. But, how can you get the French payers, aka health insurance funds (caisses d’assurance maladie) to pay for it – fast?
Here is one possible, intermediate mechanism, designed to serve as a gateway for introducing innovative medical devices into the French inpatient reimbursement system.
1. The Problem
Reimbursement for a hospital inpatient stay in the US is determined according to a Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG). Similarly, reimbursement for a hospital inpatient stay in France is determined according to a Homogeneous Group of Stay (Groupe Homog
