The VDGH's statement focuses on the regulations that directly affect the framework conditions for the diagnostics industry. Specifically, the VDGH comments on the following sections of the draft: No. 34 (Section 87d SGB V) on the reorganization of the remuneration of services provided by SHI-accredited physicians outside of the morbidity-related total remuneration, No. 46 (Sections 127, 36 SGB V) on the extension of reference prices for medical aids and No. 55 (Section 134 SGB V) on the graduation of remuneration amounts for digital health applications.
In a nutshell: The Association of the Diagnostics Industry (VDGH)
As a trade association, the German Diagnostics Industry Association (VDGH) represents the interests of more than 100 companies operating in Germany with a total turnover of 6.8 billion euros in 2022. They manufacture examination systems and reagents for the diagnosis of human diseases, which generate a turnover of more than 3.5 billion euros, as well as instruments, reagents, test systems and consumables for research in the life sciences, which generate a turnover of 3.3 billion euros.
