by Meriem Bouslouk-Marx | Feb 28, 2023 | News
I remember very well the day I asked the G-BA for permission to speak about the specific German benefit assessment of orphan drugs. Although I used to represent the G-BA and AMNOG internationally, I did not dare to give a talk solely on orphan drugs. Why? Because I...
by Meriem Bouslouk-Marx | Feb 14, 2023 | News
The G-BA took the opportunity to announce its work programme for 2023 at a press conference on 14 February 2023. The impartial G-BA Chair professor Josef Hecken highlighted in his introduction speech that the G-BA had made over 1,000 benefit assessment decisions since...
by Meriem Bouslouk-Marx | Feb 10, 2023 | News
While the last day of February is known as the Rare Disease Day, the first days of February 2023 mark the start of changes for rare diseases at the G-BA in Germany. On 2 February 2023, the G-BA decided on the provisory suspension of two ongoing benefit assessments for...
by Meriem Bouslouk-Marx | Dec 6, 2022 | News
Why does this year’s World Orphan Drug Congress in the province of Barcelona still feel so special? I DID NOT represent my former employer, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) in Germany. I DID NOT present any update on the G-BA benefit assessment of orphan drugs under...
by Meriem Bouslouk-Marx | Jul 18, 2022 | News
In the current draft of the Act on the Stabilisation of Finances for the Statutory Health Insurance in Germany, the threshold for orphan drugs shall decrease from currently €50 to €20m. A déjà vu? But wasn’t it €30m last time this was mentioned? Would €25m be a...
by Meriem Bouslouk-Marx | Jun 1, 2022 | News
Back on stage! This year’s RAPS Euro Convergence in Amsterdam gave Dr. Meriem Bouslouk-Marx the floor to outline the interdependencies of EU and national legislative reviews. She analysed the implications of potential changes of the EU Orphan legislation such as...
