Recommendations
The Council for Choices in Health Care has issued the following recommendations:
10.12.2015. Treatment of age-related macular degeneration with intravitreal bevacizumab is included in the publicly funded health service range of Finland
30.8.2016 Implant-retained total prosthesis for the treatment of edentulous mandible
30.8.2016 Rehabilitation after hip fracture surgery
8.2.2017 Knee degeneration treatment by keyhole surgery
15.3.2018 Nusinersen in treating Spinal Muscular Atropy (SMA) – Approved at the meeting of COHERE on 15 march 2018
Recommendation by the Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland (COHERE Finland)
Sebelipase alfa in the treatment of lysosomal acid lipase deficiency.
Approved at the meeting of COHERE on 12 June 2018.
Sebelipase alfa treatment would be included in the national range of services for treating lysosomal acid lipase deficiency in infantile-onset patients if its price were significantly lower.
Background memo Perustelumuistio (in Finnish)
Recommendation by the Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland (COHERE Finland)
Nusinersen in treating Spinal Muscular Atropy (SMA) - Approved at the meeting of COHERE on 15 March 2018.
Background memo Perustelumuistio (in Finnish)
Recommendation by the Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland (COHERE Finland)
The Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland recommends that knee degeneration treatment by keyhole surgery not included in publicly funded healthcare services in Finland
Background memo Perustelumuistio (in Finnish)
Recommendation by the Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland (COHERE Finland)
The Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland recommends the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with bevacizumab injection in the eye to be included in the publicly funded service choices in health care in Finland.
Background memo Taustayhteenveto (in Finnish)
Link to Fimea’s report “Biologiset lääkkeet silmänpohjan kostean ikärappeuman hoidossa” (2015) ; link to the summary (in Finnish)
Recommendation by the Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland (COHERE Finland)
The treatment of an edentulous mandible with a total prosthesis retained with two implants belongs to the publicly funded service choices in health care in Finland when the patient's ability to eat, speak or engage in other social interaction is impaired due to the instability or unsuitability of a total mandibular prosthesis.
Background memo Taustayhteenveto (in Finnish)
Recommendation by the Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland (COHERE Finland)
Multi-professional, goal-oriented rehabilitation that activates the patient after hip fracture surgery is part of the range of health services financed from public funds in Finland.
Backround memo Taustayhteenveto (in Finnish)