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I don't know a single EU country that would set maximum prices. Can you share which one do you mean? Aren't you confusing it with insurance company tariffs (pre

I don't know a single EU country that would set maximum prices. Can you share which one do you mean? Aren't you confusing it with insurance company tariffs (pre-determined prices for treatments etc), which are set by the insurance companies, not government? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Germany

wjnc 7y ago
Uhm, the Netherlands does? In Dutch [1]. There are a few mechanisms. One is a maximum price based on a basket of comparable countries. Two is a maximum insured price based on comparable medicines with mandatory co-payments above the average. Three is insurers bargaining with apothecaries. Four is government bargaining for orphan medicines. Five is sometimes allowing apothecaries to create licensed medicine by themselves. Many of these are totally opposite the US-system afaik, with Medicare not being allowed to negotiate prices being the most glaring one. [1] https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/geneesmiddelen/betaalbaar-houden-van-geneesmiddelen https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/geneesmiddelen/beta...
- NicoJuicy 7y ago
  Belgium also does this
hadrien01 7y ago
In France: The Economic Committee for Health Products (CEPS) [...] is mainly responsible for setting the prices of medicines and the prices of individual medical devices covered by compulsory health insurance. [0] And according to the WHO, most European countries set drug prices [1] [0] https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/ministere/acteurs/instances-rattachees/article/ceps-comite-economique-des-produits-de-sante https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/ministere/acteurs/instance... translated with DeepL [1] https://www.who.int/medicines/technical_briefing/tbs/TBS2016_Pricing_Policies.pdf https://www.who.int/medicines/technical_briefing/tbs/TBS2016... slide 23
- TomMarius 7y ago
  OK, I was wrong. I will look into links provided, thank you.

wjnc 7y ago

Uhm, the Netherlands does? In Dutch [1]. There are a few mechanisms. One is a maximum price based on a basket of comparable countries. Two is a maximum insured price based on comparable medicines with mandatory co-payments above the average. Three is insurers bargaining with apothecaries. Four is government bargaining for orphan medicines. Five is sometimes allowing apothecaries to create licensed medicine by themselves. Many of these are totally opposite the US-system afaik, with Medicare not being allowed to negotiate prices being the most glaring one. [1] https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/geneesmiddelen/betaalbaar-houden-van-geneesmiddelen https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/geneesmiddelen/beta...

NicoJuicy 7y ago
Belgium also does this

hadrien01 7y ago

In France: The Economic Committee for Health Products (CEPS) [...] is mainly responsible for setting the prices of medicines and the prices of individual medical devices covered by compulsory health insurance. [0] And according to the WHO, most European countries set drug prices [1] [0] https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/ministere/acteurs/instances-rattachees/article/ceps-comite-economique-des-produits-de-sante https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/ministere/acteurs/instance... translated with DeepL [1] https://www.who.int/medicines/technical_briefing/tbs/TBS2016_Pricing_Policies.pdf https://www.who.int/medicines/technical_briefing/tbs/TBS2016... slide 23

TomMarius 7y ago
OK, I was wrong. I will look into links provided, thank you.