European HTA Highlights: Discounts Soften NICE Approach But Germany’s IQWiG Shows Its Teeth
Executive Summary
It is becoming ever more clear that the overriding factor in NICE’s decision-making process is a desire to see cost-effectiveness, irrespective of the clinical benefit of a drug. But in Germany, companies are challenged by IQWiG’s tightened-up, science-based review system.
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