Opinion

February 28, 2022

European healthtech needs stronger medicine than Germany’s weak digital law

Germany's Digital Health Care Act hasn't caused the blossoming of digital health technologies it promised. Here's why.


Kry launched in Germany almost a year ago – and now it can be reimbursed.

When Germany passed its Digital Health Care Act in late 2019, it was hailed as a catalyst for Europe’s largest healthcare market to become a leader in digitisation. Some claimed Germany would be the future of digital health tools

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