Prosthesis prices: CNMC disacens publish them

The National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) considers that Publication of orthoprothetic products prices can increase the risk of collusion among operators, which could translate into a competition reduction and price increasewith negative consequences for users, the National Health System and the Mutualities themselves.

This is how the CNMC has been shown after analyzing in a report the Possibility of making public the prices of orthoprothetic products financing by the National Health System (SNS), at the request of the Ministry of Health. The consultation is based on the difficulties facing some mutuals of officials to directly contact the establishments that dispense these products. As a possible solution, the prices publication is raised.

Post prices would make these increase

At this point, CNMC recommends looking for less harmful alternatives for effective competition than the publication of prices. In addition, it advises to ensure that, through collaboration with the Autonomous Communities and the Ministry of Health, Mutualities of officials have access to the necessary data so that they can communicate directly with the establishments dispensers of orthoprothetic products. Also bets onvanzar in digitalization and interoperabilityboth of the different existing public systems and with the dispensing establishments.

Beyond the concrete issue of prices publication, CNMC also proposes to review key aspects of the financing system of these products. Among them, it suggests improving the methodology used to update the catalog, establish the maximum financing amounts (IMF) and set the offer price. It also recommends Check the operators’ access regime and shorten the processing deadlines To expedite the procedure.

The CNMC remembers that you can act advisablebeing able to be consulted by the legislative chambers, the government, the ministerial departments, the autonomous communities, the local corporations, the professional associations, the cameras of commerce and the business and consumers organizations and users or ex officio.