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Three Million Euros for a Drug – New Products Drive Drug Spending

Summary by LVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung
The expenditures of the statutory health insurance companies for medications rise strongly. The reason are new, patent-protected preparations, which often have no added value for the patients. According to the insurance companies, the price regulation has to be reformed.
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The expenditures of the statutory health insurance companies for medications rise strongly. The reason are new, patent-protected preparations, which often have no added value for the patients. According to the insurance companies, the price regulation has to be reformed.

·Leipzig, Germany
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Kremmen – The financial situation of the statutory health insurance (GKV) system remains strained. The GKV umbrella association clarified this today in Kremmen, Brandenburg. Following a significant increase in supplementary contributions at the beginning of the year, there have already been eight further increases by May, said Doris Pfeiffer, head of the GKV umbrella association.

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Deutsches Ärzteblatt broke the news in on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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