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Germany’s joint committee was established in 2004 and authorized to make binding regulations growing out of health reform bills passed by lawmakers, along with routine coverage decisions. The ministry of health reserves the right to review the regulations for final approval or modification. The joint committee has a permanent staff and an independent chairman.
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The G-BA is the supreme decision-making body of the so-called self-governing system in Germany. Physicians, dentists, hospitals, sickness funds, and patients are represented in the G-BA. The G-BA issues directives and, thus, determines the benefit package of the SHI covering about 70 million people. Finally, the G-BA is responsible for reimbursement decisions.
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Produces health technology assessments on diagnostic or therapeutic interventions and health economic evaluations for the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA)—the statutory health insurance system’s main decision making body
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