Abstract

Springer-Verlag 2007 With the new legislation in Germany, cost-benefit assessment can be used to stipulate maximum reimbursement amounts for pharmaceuticals. According to the law, the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in the Health Care Sector (IQWiG) can be commissioned by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) and the Ministry of Health with the assessment of benefits or the cost-benefit ratio of pharmaceuticals. The results of the commissioned economic evaluation studies, or those conducted by the initiative of the Institute itself, will serve as a decision-making basis for the institutions in charge of making reimbursement decisions, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) or the Head

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