AIM - Association Internationale de la Mutualité/International Association of Mutuals

#Useyourvote" for a more #SocialEurope AIM has prepared a memorandum with requests to the future European Parliament and other European institutions. We ask for: 🤝 an EU that promotes solidarity-based and not-for-profit health systems; 💊 an EU that ensures fair medicine prices; 🖱 an EU that puts patient centredness and the improvement of health outcomes at the core of its use of digital health; 🌳 an EU that follows the health in all policies approach; 🌍 an EU that boosts international collaboration to achieve Universal Healthcare Coverage. Read our memorandum here: ➡ https://bit.ly/4cX1Sn5 One of our demands are the affordability and accessibility to medicine, which is at the heart of our requests for the European pharmaceutical legislation. If you want to know more about our works on the fair pricing calculator, please see here: ➡ https://lnkd.in/eMENYTbR Ulrike Elsner, chairwoman of the board, vdek and AIM member says: “We need fair drug prices across all of Europe. To this end, pharmaceutical manufacturers should make available their costs for production, marketing and sales. On this basis, we can negotiate fair prices in the European healthcare systems that would still grant companies reasonable profits. The introduction of confidential rebates for pharmaceuticals in Germany, as currently proposed by the German Federal Ministry of Health, directly contradicts this.” Verband der Ersatzkassen e. V. (vdek) Ulf Schinke European Commission European Parliament IKK e.V. FNMF - Fédération Nationale de la Mutualité Française  Council of the European Union Ursula von der Leyen Charles Michel Solidaris Wallonie Solidaris Vlaanderen Mutualités Libres / Onafhankelijke Ziekenfondsen LANDSBOND VAN LIBERALE MUTUALITEITEN - UNION NATIONALE DES MUTUALITES LIBERALES UNION NATIONALE DES MUTUALITES NEUTRES - LANDSBOND VAN DE NEUTRALE ZIEKENFONDSEN Zorgverzekeraars Nederland APM-RedeMut – Associação Portuguesa de Mutualidades SVLFG CMCM - Caisse Médico-Complémentaire Mutualiste Alexander Herrath Thomas Kanga-Tona Jessica Carreno Louro Sibylle Reichert Corinna Hartrampf

Anlässlich des #AIM-#Memorandum zur 📌 #Europawahl am 9. Juni 2024, äußert sich Hans Peter #Wollseifer, Vorstandsvorsitzender des IKK e.V., zum Thema 💊 #Arzneimittel. Er spricht sich für Transparenz und faire Preise aus und merkt an, dass das Vorhaben der Bundesregierung, mit dem Medizinforschungsgesetz in Deutschland „vertrauliche Erstattungsbeträge“ oder besser „Geheimpreise“ für neue patentgeschützte Arzneimittel einzuführen, um der pharmazeutischen Industrie höhere Gewinnmargen zu ermöglichen, verwundere. Dieses Vorhaben laufe dem europäischen #Solidaritätsgedanken zuwider, ginge doch die Einführung vertraulicher Erstattungsbeträge in Deutschland im Umkehrschluss mit höheren Arzneimittelpreisen für die Gesundheitssysteme anderer europäischer Länder mit weniger Nachfragemacht einher. Das in Deutschland geübte System der #Arzneimittelimportquote zeige, was für Spielräume in der Preisgestaltung existieren. Diese gelte es, für die Versorgung zu sichern und damit die Beitragszahlerinnen und Beitragszahler zu entlasten. ➡ Mehr zu dem AIM-Memorandum für die Wahlen 2024: https://lnkd.in/dphpNCjb #Useyourvote for a more #SocialEurope AIM - Association Internationale de la Mutualité/International Association of Mutuals Verband der Ersatzkassen e. V. (vdek) GKV-Spitzenverband Bundesministerium für Gesundheit European Commission Alexander Herrath Jürgen Hohnl Hans-Peter Wollseifer - Facilities & Bauservices Hans-Jürgen Müller Iris Kampf Sibylle Reichert Corinna Hartrampf Jessica Carreno Louro

#Useyourvote" for a more #SocialEurope Read here in our memorandum, what our requests to the European institutions are: ➡ https://bit.ly/4cX1Sn5 We ask for: 🤝 an EU that promotes solidarity-based and not-for-profit health systems; 💊 an EU that ensures fair medicine prices; 🖱 an EU that puts patient centredness and the improvement of health outcomes at the core of its use of digital health; 🌳 an EU that follows the health in all policies approach; 🌍 an EU that boosts international collaboration to achieve Universal Healthcare Coverage. Hans Peter Wollseifer, chairman of IKK e.V., says: "Constantly rising costs for pharmaceuticals are putting increasing pressure on national healthcare budgets. In its memorandum, AIM therefore rightly calls for fair pharmaceutical prices and transparent presentation of the underlying costs, but also for sufficient profits to be made for the industry. Participation in medical progress and security of supply are indeed European issues; national solo efforts are out of the question. It is therefore even more irritating that the German government proposes a plan to use the Medical Research Act to introduce ‘confidential reimbursement amounts’ or rather ‘secret prices’ for new patent-protected medicines in Germany in order to enable the pharmaceutical industry to achieve higher profit margins. This plan runs counter to the European idea of solidarity, as the introduction of confidential reimbursement amounts in Germany would lead to higher drug prices for the healthcare systems of other European countries with less buying power. The system of pharmaceutical import quotas practised in Germany shows what room for manoeuvre exists in pricing. This must be safeguarded for the provision of care and thus relieve the burden on contributors." IKK e.V. Iris Kampf Verband der Ersatzkassen e. V. (vdek) European Commission European Parliament Council of the European Union Ursula von der Leyen Roberta Metsola Alexander Herrath Jürgen Hohnl Hans-Peter Wollseifer - Facilities & Bauservices Loek Caubo FNMF - Fédération Nationale de la Mutualité Française Zorgverzekeraars Nederland Mutualité chrétienne (MC) Solidaris Wallonie Solidaris Vlaanderen

Ahead of the #Eurovision2024 song contest, we share our vision for the EU. Our vote is clear, 12 points for a more social Europe! In our memorandum, we call on the candidates for the 2024 European elections to build on solidarity and the lessons learned from COVID-19. We need a European Union of future-fit, resilient and sustainable social security and health care systems ensuring accessibility and affordability of care for all. We need: 🤝 an EU that promotes solidarity-based and not-for-profit health systems; 💊 an EU that ensures fair medicine prices; 🖱 an EU that puts patient centredness and the improvement of health outcomes at the core of its use of digital health; 🌳 an EU that follows the health in all policies approach; 🌍 an EU that boosts international collaboration to achieve Universal Healthcare Coverage. #UseYourVote for a more social Europe! Our memorandum ➡ https://bit.ly/4cX1Sn5 European Commission; European Parliament; Council of the European Union; Ursula von der Leyen; Roberta Metsola; Charles Michel; Solidaris Wallonie; Solidaris Vlaanderen; Verband der Ersatzkassen e. V. (vdek); IKK e.V.; FNMF - Fédération Nationale de la Mutualité Française; Mutualités Libres / Onafhankelijke Ziekenfondsen; LANDSBOND VAN LIBERALE MUTUALITEITEN - UNION NATIONALE DES MUTUALITES LIBERALES; UNION NATIONALE DES MUTUALITES NEUTRES - LANDSBOND VAN DE NEUTRALE ZIEKENFONDSEN; Zorgverzekeraars Nederland; APM-RedeMut – Associação Portuguesa de Mutualidades; SVLFG; CMCM - Caisse Médico-Complémentaire Mutualiste

#UseYourVote for a more #SocialEurope. Eric Chenut underlines the importance of AIM's first priority namely 💡 Promote solidarity based not for profit health systems! We need to make sure that all people have access to healthcare without inequalities. #Mutuals are interwoven with Europe's social fabric and an integral part of #SocialEconomy. As pointed out in the ##EuropeanActionPlanfortheSocialEconomy, the role of mutuals as social and solidarity economy actors needs to be stressed . Their legal recognition is a must. #Solidarity based not-for-profit health systems tackle health inequalities. Increased not-for-profit health insurance coverage generally leads to #betteraccesstohealthcare improving financial protection and overall health. The #socialeconomy and #mutuals are main actors of and contribute to the achievement of the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals (SDGs). For decades, the social economy has been driving innovative solutions to solve challenges in the world. #Mutuals find a balance between economic efficiency and social and environmental impact. They play a key role in strengthening the productive capacities of people in vulnerable situations, as well as providing social services and environmental protection. We call for the: 📢 Implemention of the measures advocated in the European Action Plan for the SocialEconomy; 📢Development of specific legal frameworks; 📢Collection of data in national statistics and provide fiscal and public procurement incentives. European Commission European Parliament Council of the European Union Ursula von der Leyen Roberta Metsola Charles Michel Enrico Letta FNMF - Fédération Nationale de la Mutualité Française Yannick LUCAS Arielle García Silvia Romano Margaux Aubry Musseau Anthony Aly Social Economy Europe AMICE Mutuals ICMIF Sarah Goddard Catherine Hock Loek Caubo Corinna Hartrampf Jessica Carreno Louro Thomas Kanga-Tona

Crucial years for solidarity and health: #Useyourvote for a more social Europe! AIM's first priority is: 📢 Promote solidarity based, not for profit health systems ✅ Introduce health equity impact assessments when it comes to EU policymaking to better counterbalance economic issues with social/health concerns; ✅Support Member States to make the necessary adjustments of health care system reforms within the #EuropeanSemester and offer more guidance for the implementation of the principles of the #EuropeanPillarofSocial Rights; ✅Stress the role of mutuals as social and solidarity economy actors as pointed out in the #EuropeanSEEactionplan as well as in the #UNresolutionSEE. Their legal recognition is a must. Solidarity based not-for-profit health systems avoid health inequalities. Increased not-for-profit health insurance coverage generally leads to better access to health care improving financial protection and overall health. If you would like to learn more about our memorandum for the elections 2024, please see: https://lnkd.in/dphpNCjb Roberta Metsola Ursula von der Leyen Charles Michel Luc Van Gorp's take from CM - Christelijke Mutualiteit Mutualité chrétienne (MC) on our first priority is here: ↩

We were very grateful to have Thomas Kanga-Tona present at the 5th #PPRI #conference our abstract on "Using AIM’s Fair Pricing Calculator for affordable and evidence-based pricing decisions, transitioning from policy concept to (inter-)national testing". The right to healthcare is recognized as a fundamental right and includes access to medicines. Yet, healthcare systems face affordability and access challenges due to escalating prices of new patented medicines without proper justification. In an attempt to move towards more objective price levels, AIM has developed a fair pricing model and calculator which was tested in Germany and in Belgium. Our tool indicates: ➡ A fair price up to 13 times lower than the currently paid net prices for Germany and up to 18 times for Belgium. ➡ A potential average reduction of 63,3 % for patented medicines (€13,071 bn yearly savings) in Germany ➡ An average price reduction of 76,7 % for all innovative medicines since 2015 (€1,059 bn yearly potential for the medicines budget) in Belgium We are now developing a study to better assess the impact of our proposals at European level. We were also happy to meet there friends from ASCERTAIN, which showcases our model, and who displayed posters during the conference. Besides our presentation, we were very happy to be able to shake hands and meet with friends, or soon-to-be friends from pricing and reimbursement authorities, academia, ministries of health, HTA agencies, health insurance funds with which we share the same objectives. Congratulations again to the team at Gesundheit Österreich GmbH for the warm welcome in Vienna, for the impressive agenda and for turning these conferences into highly-anticipated events.

Very interesting discussions today at the Health, Law & Technology (HELT) Symposium 2024 of VUB: One interesting statement made today was that a major advantage of #AI in healthcare is that diseases can be better predicted. But #reimbursement is only granted, when you are treated for a disease. Working for the umbrella organization of health insurers, I can say that there is a change already going on. Our Estonian members Tervissekassa has changed its name from sickness fund to health insurance fund to emphasize that healthy people and the #prevention of diseases is important. It will be interesting to follow up on this trend and to see, whether this has an impact on reimbursement strategies! But the trend is there! Health & Ageing Law Lab (HALL)

We welcome the adoption of the European Health Data Space (#EHDS) by the European Parliament. Looking forward to the next steps and the implementation phase.

Happening this week in Vienna! Thomas Kanga-Tona will be presenting at the 5th #PPRI Conference on "Using AIM’s Fair Pricing Calculator for affordable and evidence-based pricing decisions, transitioning from policy concept to (inter-)national testing". The presentation will be taking place on Friday morning as part of Strand III - Futureproofing pharmaceutical policies. AIM is honoured to have been selected to present at this high-level conference. Congratulations to Gesundheit Österreich GmbH for putting together the amazing agenda and for making these conferences highly-anticipated events. https://lnkd.in/eNDC98Ww