Legal boundaries of negative and positive lists
Arndt, M.
Zeitschrift für Arztliche Fortbildung und Qualitatssicherung 91(7): 630-632
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 1431-7621 PMID: 9527457 Document Number: 481024
Positive lists comprise only a limited number of medicines destined for reimbursement by the health insurance companies. Intentions to publicize those lists at federal and provincial levels failed for constitutional reasons. Negative lists--on the other hand--as prepared by health insurance companies are admissible as long as they are--among other things--open for changes according to the scientific progress. Medicines being incorporated into a negative list can be prescribed but are not reimbursable.