Zambia’s National Health Insurance Making Progress Towards Strategic Purchasing of Quality Care

The USTR Germany Pharma Investigation has exposed how Germany’s pharmaceutical reimbursement policies force American patients to finance a disproportionately large share of worldwide drug research and development. By systematically suppressing prices below sustainable levels, these practices erod...

Real-world evidence Portugal has moved from supplementary tool to statutory requirement under Decree-Law 118/2026, which compels national health systems to share interoperable data so that promised outcomes can be verified after medicines and devices reach patients. The legislation converts one-t...

Successful medtech reimbursement strategies must be developed in parallel with regulatory approval, because clearance only confirms safety and efficacy while payers separately decide financial coverage. Investors now routinely demand evidence of sustainable payment pathways long before regulatory...